setup.py

import os
import re
from setuptools import setup

base_path = os.path.dirname(__file__)

# Read the project version from "__init__.py"
regexp = re.compile(r'.*__version__ = [\'\"](.*?)[\'\"]', re.S)

init_file = os.path.join(base_path, 'pyExSi', '__init__.py')
with open(init_file, 'r') as f:
    module_content = f.read()

    match = regexp.match(module_content)
    if match:
        version = match.group(1)
    else:
        raise RuntimeError('Cannot find __version__ in {}'.format(init_file))

# Read the "README.rst" for project description
with open('README.rst', 'r', encoding='utf8') as f:
    readme = f.read()

# Automatically parse the requirements.txt file for project requirements
def parse_requirements(filename):
    ''' Load requirements from a pip requirements file '''
    with open(filename, 'r') as fd:
        lines = []
        for line in fd:
            line.strip()
            if line and not line.startswith("#"):
                lines.append(line)
    return lines


requirements = parse_requirements('requirements.txt')

if __name__ == '__main__':
    setup(
        name='pyExSi',
        description='Excitation signals as used in structural dynamics.',
        long_description=readme,
        license='MIT license',
        url='https://github.com/ladisk/pyExSi',
        version=version,
        author='Aleš Zorman, Domen Gorjup, Janko Slavič',
        author_email='janko.slavic@fs.uni-lj.si',
        maintainer='Janko Slavič, Domen Gorjup, Aleš Zorman',
        maintainer_email='janko.slavic@fs.uni-lj.si',
        install_requires=requirements,
        keywords=['excitation signal, structural dynamics, dynamic testing'],
        packages=['pyExSi'],
        classifiers=[
            'Development Status :: 3 - Alpha',
            'Intended Audience :: Developers',
            'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7',
        ],
    )