setup.py

from codecs import open
import os
from setuptools import setup
from subprocess import check_output

gitVersion = ''
gitPath = ''

# get git describe if in git repository
print('Fetching most recent git tags')
if os.path.exists('./.git'):
    try:
        # if we are in a git repo, fetch most recent tags
        check_output(["git fetch --tags"], shell=True)

    except Exception as e:
        print(e)
        print('Unable to fetch most recent tags')

    try:
        ls_proc = check_output(["git describe --tags"], shell=True, universal_newlines=True)
        gitVersion = ls_proc
        print('Checking most recent version')

    except Exception as e:
        print('Unable to get git tag and hash')

# if not in git repo
else:
    print('Not in git repository')
    gitVersion = ''

# get current working directory to define git path
gitPath = os.getcwd()

# git untracked file to store version and path
fname = os.path.abspath(os.path.expanduser('./snowav/utils/gitinfo.py'))

with open(fname, 'w') as f:
    nchars = len(gitVersion) - 1
    f.write("__gitPath__='{0}'\n".format(gitPath))
    f.write("__gitVersion__='{0}'\n".format(gitVersion[:nchars]))
    f.close()

with open('README.md') as readme_file:
    readme = readme_file.read()

with open('requirements.txt') as f:
    required = f.read().splitlines()

setup_requirements = []

test_requirements = []

setup(
    name='snowav',
    version='0.11.16',
    description="Snow and Water Model Analysis and Visualization ",
    author="USDA ARS NWRC",
    author_email='snow@ars.usda.gov',
    url='https://github.com/USDA-ARS-NWRC/snowav',
    packages=['snowav',
              'snowav.config',
              'snowav.framework',
              'snowav.database',
              'snowav.plotting',
              'snowav.inflow',
              'snowav.report',
              'snowav.utils'
              ],

    include_package_data=True,
    package_data={'snowav': ['./config/CoreConfig.ini', './config/recipes.ini']},
    scripts=['./snowav/cli.py'],
    install_requires=required,
    license="CC0 1.0",
    zip_safe=False,
    keywords='snowav',
    classifiers=[
        'Development Status :: 2 - Pre-Alpha',
        'Intended Audience :: Developers',
        'Natural Language :: English',
        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.3',
        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4',
        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5',
    ],
    setup_requires=setup_requirements,

    entry_points={'console_scripts': ['snowav = cli:run']},
    test_suite='tests'

)