setup.py: --------- #!/usr/bin/env python3 from distutils.core import setup from hcpretention import _version as hcpRetentionVersion additionalFiles = [('', ['history.txt', 'HCPRetention - HowTo.pdf', '../../_HCP-Resources/src/3rd Party Licenses.pdf' ])] setup(name='hcpretention', version=hcpRetentionVersion, author='Thorsten Simons', author_email='thorsten.simons@hds.com', url='http://toolbox.hds.com/bin/view/Tools/HCPSearchExportTool', description='Changes the retention of objects within HCP', long_description='''Takes a database generated by hcplist and re-sets the retention for every object marked so.''', py_modules=['hcpretention'], data_files = additionalFiles, platforms=['Windows', 'Linux', 'Unix', 'MacOS'], license='hcpretention is a field developed tool and is free to be used within Hitachi Data Systems' ) Output of 'python setup.py sdist': ---------------------------------- C:\Daten\Projects\hcp-retention\src> python setup.py sdist running sdist running check warning: sdist: manifest template 'MANIFEST.in' does not exist (using default file list) warning: sdist: standard file not found: should have one of README, README.txt writing manifest file 'MANIFEST' creating hcpretention-0.9.2 creating ..\_HCP-Resources creating ..\_HCP-Resources\src copying files to hcpretention-0.9.2... copying HCPRetention - HowTo.pdf -> hcpretention-0.9.2 copying hcpretention.py -> hcpretention-0.9.2 copying history.txt -> hcpretention-0.9.2 copying setup.py -> hcpretention-0.9.2 copying ..\..\_HCP-Resources\src\3rd Party Licenses.pdf -> hcpretention-0.9.2\..\..\_HCP-Resources\src creating 'dist\hcpretention-0.9.2.zip' and adding 'hcpretention-0.9.2' to it adding 'hcpretention-0.9.2\HCPRetention - HowTo.pdf' adding 'hcpretention-0.9.2\hcpretention.py' adding 'hcpretention-0.9.2\history.txt' adding 'hcpretention-0.9.2\PKG-INFO' adding 'hcpretention-0.9.2\setup.py' removing 'hcpretention-0.9.2' (and everything under it) C:\Daten\Projects\hcp-retention\src> python --version Python 3.1.3