I have a very complex Python library that is used by several people/projects for different purposes. The structure is basically the same as many Python libraries, but I would like to give the ability of a partial install. project_name/ |__ package | |__ submodule1 | | |__ __init__.py | |__ submodule2 | | |__ __init__.py | |__ submodule3 | | |__ __init__.py | |__ submodule4 | | |__ __init__.py | |__ __init__.py | |__ types.py |__ setup.cfg |__ setup.py I would like to give people the ability to people to install everything, or what they really require, because they are not dependent. I tried several options like: Hacking packages=find_packages(*) by myself, but I would like something more official. It is not my intention to split into several Git repositories. Customizing pip install by using the cmdclass with a custom install option, but, AFAIK, this is deprecated in pip now. Intercepting somehow the extras_require to use it within packages and create something like pip install package[submodule1], but no luck either. Any professional suggestion is welcome Continue reading...
