setup.py

import os, sys
try:
    from setuptools import setup
    from setuptools.command.install import install as _install
    from setuptools.command.sdist import sdist as _sdist
except ImportError:
    from distutils.core import setup
    from distutils.command.install import install as _install
    from distutils.command.sdist import sdist as _sdist


def _run_build_tables(dir):
    from subprocess import call
    call([sys.executable, '_build_tables.py'],
         cwd=os.path.join(dir, 'pycparser'))


class install(_install):
    def run(self):
        _install.run(self)
        self.execute(_run_build_tables, (self.install_lib,),
                     msg="Build the lexing/parsing tables")


class sdist(_sdist):
    def make_release_tree(self, basedir, files):
        _sdist.make_release_tree(self, basedir, files)
        self.execute(_run_build_tables, (basedir,),
                     msg="Build the lexing/parsing tables")


setup(
    # metadata
    name='pycparser',
    description='C parser in Python',
    long_description="""
        pycparser is a complete parser of the C language, written in
        pure Python using the PLY parsing library.
        It parses C code into an AST and can serve as a front-end for
        C compilers or analysis tools.
    """,
    license='BSD',
    version='2.16',
    author='Eli Bendersky',
    maintainer='Eli Bendersky',
    author_email='eliben@gmail.com',
    url='https://github.com/eliben/pycparser',
    platforms='Cross Platform',
    classifiers = [
        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2',
        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',],
    packages=['pycparser', 'pycparser.ply'],
    package_data={'pycparser': ['*.cfg']},
    cmdclass={'install': install, 'sdist': sdist},
)