setup.py

setup(
    version='.'.join(map(str, VERSION)),
    long_description=codecs.open(os.path.join(BASE, 'README.rst')).read(),
    packages=find_packages(exclude=['tests*']),

    name='mypackage',
    url='http://idlesign.github.io/idletalks/005_declarative_cfg/',
    description='My demo package',
    license='BSD 3-Clause License',
    author='me',
    package_data={
        'src.extra': ['*.tar.gz', '*.dat']
    },
    entry_points={
        'console_scripts': ['myrunner=src.cli:main'],
    },
    zip_safe=False,
    install_requires=['cryptography>=1.1'],
    tests_require=['pytest'],
    extras_require={
        'virtualize': ['virtualenv>=1.10'],
    },
    classifiers=[
        'Operating System :: OS Independent',
        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6',
    ],
)

setuptools

Декларативное конфигурирование доступно начиная с версии 30.4.0

setup(setup_requires=['setuptools>=30.4.0'])

setup.cfg

[metadata]
name = mypackage
version = attr: src.VERSION
url = http://idlesign.github.io/idletalks/005_declarative_cfg/
author = me
description = My demo package
long_description = file: README.rst
license = BSD 3-Clause License

[metadata.classifiers]
Operating System :: OS Independent
Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6

[options]
packages = find:
zip_safe = False
install_requires = cryptography>=1.1
tests_require = pytest

[options.packages.find]
exclude = tests*

[options.extras_require]
virtualize = virtualenv>=1.10

[options.package_data]
src.extra = *.tar.gz, *.dat

[options.entry_points]
console_scripts = myrunner = src.cli:main

Программный интерфейс

from setuptools.config import read_configuration


conf_dict = read_configuration('setup.cfg', ignore_option_errors=True)

{
    'options': {
        'entry_points': {'console_scripts': ['myrunner = src.cli:main']},
        'extras_require': {'virtualize': ['virtualenv>=1.10']}, 'install_requires': ['cryptography>=1.1'],
        'package_data': {'src.extra': ['*.tar.gz', '*.dat']}, 'zip_safe': False, 'packages': [],
        'tests_require': ['pytest']
    },
    'metadata': {
        'name': 'mypackage', 'license': 'BSD 3-Clause License', 'author': 'me',
        'url': 'http://idlesign.github.io/idletalks/005_declarative_cfg/',
        'classifiers': ['Operating System :: OS Independent', 'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6'],
        'long_description': 'file: README.rst', 'description': 'My demo package'
    }
}

Читаем setup.cfg из mock

{
    'metadata': {
        'description': 'Rolling backport of unittest.mock for all Pythons', 'author': 'Testing Cabal',
        'url': 'https://github.com/testing-cabal/mock', 'author_email': 'testing-in-python@lists.idyll.org',
        'classifiers': ['Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable', ...], 'name': 'mock'
    }
}

Ссылки

• Декларативная конфигурация пакетов Питона pythonz.net
• Configuring setup() using setup.cfg files англ. setuptools.readthedocs.io