Question

can someone point out a simple example of making a Python package using distutils that depends on other python modules being installed, e.g. numpy (a particular version) and scipy? I found very simple examples online but could not find an example that depends on a known package. I want to find the easiest system where such dependencies are installed for the user when the user installs the package I am defining using setup.py install. thanks.

Answer 1

Distutils by itself does not install dependencies. You need to use an add-on to Distutils, like pip or plain Distribute/setuptools.