setup.py

from setuptools import setup, find_packages  # Always prefer setuptools over distutils
from codecs import open  # To use a consistent encoding
import os
import tarfile
import base64

import sys
VER = sys.version_info[0]
if VER >= 3:
    from io import BytesIO as StringIO
else:
    from StringIO import StringIO

def recurdir(d):
    e=[os.path.join(d,i)  for i in os.listdir(d)]
    ds=[i for i in e if os.path.isdir(i)]
    fs=[i for i in e if os.path.isfile(i)]

    for i in ds:
        fs+=recurdir(i)
    
    return fs


if "build" in sys.argv or "install" in sys.argv:
    webtarbuff=StringIO()
    webtar=tarfile.open(fileobj=webtarbuff,mode="w:gz")
    for i in recurdir('webfiles'):
        webtar.add(i)
    
    webtar.close()
    webtarbuff.seek(0)
    webtarbuff=base64.b64encode(webtarbuff.read())
    q=open("pynteractive/webfiles.py",'wb')
    q.write("WEBFILES='''".encode())
    q.write(webtarbuff)
    q.write("'''".encode())
    q.close()


long_description='''Pynteractive is a library that uses different JS graphic suites (html)
in order to generate interactive graphics (Networks, trees, charts, maps...'''

setup(
    name='pynteractive',

    # Versions should comply with PEP440.  For a discussion on single-sourcing
    # the version across setup.py and the project code, see
    # https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/single_source_version.html
    version='1.4.0',

    description='Pynteractive, a suite to generate interactive Javascript graphics',
    long_description=long_description,

    # The project's main homepage.
    url='http://github.com/coelias/Pynteractive',

    # Author details
    author='Carlos del Ojo Elias, Oriol Mazariegos Canellas',
    author_email='deepbit@gmail.com, mazeitor@gmail.com',

    # Choose your license
    license='GPLv3',

    # See https://pypi.python.org/pypi?%3Aaction=list_classifiers
    classifiers=[
        # How mature is this project? Common values are
        #   3 - Alpha
        #   4 - Beta
        #   5 - Production/Stable
        'Development Status :: 3 - Alpha',

        # Indicate who your project is intended for
        'Intended Audience :: Science/Research',
        'Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Visualization',

        # Pick your license as you wish (should match "license" above)
        'License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License v3 or later (GPLv3+)',

        # Specify the Python versions you support here. In particular, ensure
        # that you indicate whether you support Python 2, Python 3 or both.
        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2',
        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.6',
        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7',
        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.0',
    ],

    # What does your project relate to?
    keywords='plotting interactive graphics JS',

    # You can just specify the packages manually here if your project is
    # simple. Or you can use find_packages().
    packages=find_packages(),

    # List run-time dependencies here.  These will be installed by pip when your
    # project is installed. For an analysis of "install_requires" vs pip's
    # requirements files see:
    # https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/requirements.html
    install_requires=[],

    # List additional groups of dependencies here (e.g. development dependencies).
    # You can install these using the following syntax, for example:
    # $ pip install -e .[dev,test]
    extras_require = {
    },

    # Although 'package_data' is the preferred approach, in some case you may
    # need to place data files outside of your packages.
    # see http://docs.python.org/3.4/distutils/setupscript.html#installing-additional-files
    # In this case, 'data_file' will be installed into '<sys.prefix>/my_data'
    data_files=[],

    # To provide executable scripts, use entry points in preference to the
    # "scripts" keyword. Entry points provide cross-platform support and allow
    # pip to create the appropriate form of executable for the target platform.
    entry_points={ },
        zip_safe=True
)

if "build" in sys.argv or "install" in sys.argv:
    q=open("pynteractive/webfiles.py",'w')
    q.write("WEBFILES=None".format(webtarbuff))
    q.close()