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Package a python project that contains a .so library

I want to package my python project using this official tutorial

The problem is that my project uses a .so external library. When I make a package and import it in a random python script, i get this error:

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'myExternalLib'

I couldn't find any tutorial on how to add an external library to my package, I think I'm not searching with the right keywords.

Solution

  • I think the easiest solution is to add the external library as a package data.

    setup(
    ..... 
    packages=['myLib'],
    package_data={'myLib': ['myExternalLib.so']},
)