setup.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

import os
import sys
from setuptools import setup


pkg_root = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
readme_rst = os.path.join(pkg_root, "README.rst")
remove_rst = False


def getLongDesc():
    global remove_rst

    if not os.path.exists(readme_rst):
        # dynamically generate a restructured text formatted long description
        # from markdown for setuptools to use
        import subprocess
        pandoc = "/usr/bin/pandoc"
        if not os.path.exists(pandoc):
            print("Can't generate RST readme from MD readme, because pandoc isn't installed. Skipping long description.", file=sys.stderr)
            return "no long description available"
        subprocess.check_call(
            [pandoc, "-f", "markdown", "-t", "rst", "-o", "README.rst", "README.md"],
        )
        remove_rst = True

    with open(readme_rst, 'r') as rst_file:
        long_desc = rst_file.read()

    return long_desc


long_desc = getLongDesc()

try:
    setup(
        name='oscfs',
        version='0.9.1',
        description='A FUSE based file system to access Open Build Service (OBS) instances',
        long_description=long_desc,
        author='Matthias Gerstner',
        author_email='matthias.gerstner@suse.de',
        license='GPL2',
        keywords='fuse obs osc openSUSE',
        packages=['oscfs'],
        install_requires=['osc', 'fusepy'],
        url='https://github.com/mgerstner/oscfs',
        classifiers=[
            'Intended Audience :: Developers',
            'License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License v2 (GPLv2)',
            'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7',
            'Topic :: System :: Filesystems'
        ],
        scripts=['bin/oscfs']
    )
finally:
    try:
        if remove_rst:
            os.remove(readme_rst)
    except Exception:
        pass