setup.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

from os.path import exists
from setuptools import setup
import re

version_file = 'chest/_version.py'
version_raw = open(version_file).read()
version_regex = r"^__version__ = ['\"]([^'\"]*)['\"]"
version_result = re.search(version_regex, version_raw, re.M)
if version_result:
    version_string = version_result.group(1)
else:
    raise RuntimeError("Unable to find version in %s." % (version_file,))

setup(name='chest',
      version=version_string,
      description='Simple on-disk dictionary',
      url='https://github.com/ContinuumIO/chest',
      author=('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/' +
              'ContinuumIO/chest/master/AUTHORS.md'),
      maintainer='Matthew Rocklin',
      maintainer_email='mrocklin@gmail.com',
      license='BSD',
      keywords='dictionary out-of-core',
      install_requires=list(open('requirements.txt').read().strip()
                            .split('\n')),
      packages=['chest'],
      long_description=(open('README.rst').read() if exists('README.rst')
                        else ''),
      zip_safe=False)