Execute a Python script post install using distutils / setuptools

Question

I\'m trying to add a post-install task to Python distutils as described in How to extend distutils with a simple post install script?. The task is supposed to execute a Pyth

Answer 1

I think the easiest way to perform the post-install, and keep the requirements, is to decorate the call to setup(...):

from setup tools import setup


def _post_install(setup):
    def _post_actions():
        do_things()
    _post_actions()
    return setup

setup = _post_install(
    setup(
        name='NAME',
        install_requires=['...
    )
)

This will run setup() when declaring setup. Once done with the requirements installation, it will run the _post_install() function, which will run the inner function _post_actions().