import sys have_setuptools = ('setuptools' in sys.modules) from distutils.command.install_data import install_data as old_install_data #data installer with improved intelligence over distutils #data files are copied into the project directory instead #of willy-nilly class install_data (old_install_data): def run(self): old_install_data.run(self) if have_setuptools: # Run install_clib again, since setuptools does not run sub-commands # of install automatically self.run_command('install_clib') def finalize_options (self): self.set_undefined_options('install', ('install_lib', 'install_dir'), ('root', 'root'), ('force', 'force'), )