use modern standard for python packaging

pyproject.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = [
+    "setuptools",
+]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[project]
+name = "dronecan"
+dynamic = ["version", "scripts"]
+description = "Python implementation of the DroneCAN protocol stack"
+authors = [{name='Pavel Kirienko', email='[email protected]'},
+           {name='Ben Dyer', email='[email protected]'}]
+maintainers = [{name='Andrew Tridgell', email='[email protected]'},
+               {name='Siddharth Purohit', email='[email protected]'}]
+readme = {file = "README.txt", content-type = "text/markdown"}
+requires-python = ">=3.8"
+classifiers = [
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+    "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
+    "Operating System :: OS Independent",
+]
+
+[project.urls]
+Homepage = "https://github.com/DroneCAN/pydronecan"
+Issues = "https://github.com/DroneCAN/pydronecan/issues"
+

setup.py

@@ -24,34 +24,13 @@
     if not os.path.exists('dronecan/dsdl_specs'):
         os.symlink('../../DSDL', 'dronecan/dsdl_specs')
     args = dict(
-        name='dronecan',
         version=__version__,
-        description='Python implementation of the DroneCAN protocol stack',
-        long_description = long_description,
-        long_description_content_type = "text/markdown",
-        packages=[
-            'dronecan',
-            'dronecan.dsdl',
-            'dronecan.driver',
-            'dronecan.app',
-        ],
         package_data={
             'dronecan': [os.path.join(root[len('dronecan/'):], fname)
                     for root, dirs, files in os.walk('dronecan/dsdl_specs', followlinks=True)
                     for fname in files if fname.endswith('.uavcan')]
         },
-        author='Pavel Kirienko, Ben Dyer',
-        author_email='[email protected]',
         url='https://dronecan.github.io',
-        license='MIT',
-        classifiers=[
-            'Development Status :: 3 - Alpha',
-            'Intended Audience :: Developers',
-            'Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries',
-            'License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License',
-            'Programming Language :: Python',
-        ],
-        keywords='',
         scripts = [ 'tools/dronecan_bridge.py' ]
     )
     # ensure dsdl specs are not empty