How to add package data recursively in Python setup.py?

Question

I have a new library that has to include a lot of subfolders of small datafiles, and I\'m trying to add them as package data. Imagine I have my library as so:

Answer 1

1. Use Setuptools instead of distutils.
2. Use data files instead of package data. These do not require __init__.py.

3. Generate the lists of files and directories using standard Python code, instead of writing it literally:

   data_files = []
   directories = glob.glob('data/subfolder?/subfolder??/')
   for directory in directories:
       files = glob.glob(directory+'*')
       data_files.append((directory, files))
   # then pass data_files to setup()