setup.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

import os
import re

try:
    import setuptools
except ImportError:
    from distribute_setup import use_setuptools
    use_setuptools()

from setuptools import setup


rel_file = lambda *args: os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), *args)

def read_from(filename):
    fp = open(filename)
    try:
        return fp.read()
    finally:
        fp.close()

def get_long_description():
    return read_from(rel_file('README.rst'))

def get_requirements():
    data = read_from(rel_file('REQUIREMENTS'))
    lines = map(lambda s: s.strip(), data.splitlines())
    return filter(None, lines)

def get_version():
    data = read_from(rel_file('hotqueue.py'))
    return re.search(r"__version__ = '([^']+)'", data).group(1)


setup(
    name="hotqueue",
    author="Richard Henry",
    author_email="richardhenry@me.com",
    description="HotQueue is a Python library that allows you to use Redis as "
        "a message queue within your Python programs.",
    license="MIT",
    long_description=get_long_description(),
    install_requires=get_requirements(),
    py_modules=['hotqueue'],
    url="https://github.com/richardhenry/hotqueue",
    version=get_version(),
    classifiers =[
        'Programming Language :: Python',
        'Development Status :: 4 - Beta',
        'Intended Audience :: Developers',
        'License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License',
        'Operating System :: OS Independent',
        'Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules'],
)