Switch to pyproject.toml and stub setup.py for better pip / setuptools compatibility

deploy/packaging/debian/python.noarch

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 ./usr/local/mdsplus/python/MDSplus/modpython.py
 ./usr/local/mdsplus/python/MDSplus/scope.py
 ./usr/local/mdsplus/python/MDSplus/setup.py
+./usr/local/mdsplus/python/MDSplus/pyproject.toml
 ./usr/local/mdsplus/python/MDSplus/tests/__init__.py
 ./usr/local/mdsplus/python/MDSplus/tests/_common.py
 ./usr/local/mdsplus/python/MDSplus/tests/connection_case.py

deploy/packaging/redhat/python.noarch

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 ./usr/local/mdsplus/python/MDSplus/modpython.py
 ./usr/local/mdsplus/python/MDSplus/scope.py
 ./usr/local/mdsplus/python/MDSplus/setup.py
+./usr/local/mdsplus/python/MDSplus/pyproject.toml
 ./usr/local/mdsplus/python/MDSplus/tests
 ./usr/local/mdsplus/python/MDSplus/tests/__init__.py
 ./usr/local/mdsplus/python/MDSplus/tests/_common.py

deploy/packaging/windows/mdsplus.nsi

@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ SectionGroup /e "!APIs" apis
   Section "!MDSplus package" python_cp
 	SectionIn 1 2
 	SetOutPath "$INSTDIR\python\MDSplus"
-	File /x modpython.py /x setup.py python/MDSplus/*.py
+	File /x modpython.py /x setup.py python/MDSplus/*.py python/MDSplus/pyproject.toml
 	File /workspace/releasebld/64/python/MDSplus/_version.py
   SectionEnd ; python_cp
   Section "tests" python_tst

macosx/scripts/postinstall

@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ fi
 
 date > /var/log/mdsplus_postinstall
 pushd ${MDSPLUS_DIR}/python/MDSplus >> /var/log/mdsplus_postinstall 2>&1
-python setup.py install >>/var/log/mdsplus_postinstall 2>&1
+python -m pip install . >>/var/log/mdsplus_postinstall 2>&1
 popd >> /var/log/mdsplus_postinstall 2>&1
 pushd ${MDSPLUS_DIR}/tdi/MitDevices >> /var/log/mdsplus_postinstall 2>&1
-python setup.py install >>/var/log/mdsplus_postinstall 2>&1
+python -m pip install . >>/var/log/mdsplus_postinstall 2>&1
 popd >> /var/log/mdsplus_postinstall 2>&1
 exit 0

python/MDSplus/pyproject.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+[build-system]
+    requires = ["setuptools>=44.1.1", "wheel"] # python2.7 support
+    build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[project]
+    name='MDSplus'
+    authors = [
+        {name = "MDSplus Development Team", email = "twf@www.mdsplus.org"},
+    ]
+    license = {text = "MIT License"}
+    description = "MDSplus Python Object interface"
+    classifiers = [
+        "Programming Language :: Python",
+        "Intended Audience :: Science/Research",
+        "Environment :: Console",
+        "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering",
+        "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
+    ]
+    keywords=['physics', 'mdsplus']
+    dynamic = ["version"]
+    dependencies = [
+        'numpy',
+    ]
+
+[project.urls]
+    Homepage = "http://www.mdsplus.org/"
+    Repository = "https://github.com/MDSplus/mdsplus"
+    Issues = "https://github.com/MDSplus/mdsplus/issues"
+
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+    widgets = ["gtk", "gobject"]
+
+[tool.setuptools]
+    packages = [
+        'MDSplus',
+        'MDSplus.widgets', 
+        'MDSplus.wsgi',
+        'MDSplus.tests',
+    ]
+    include-package-data = false  # use package-data below
+
+[tool.setuptools.package-dir]
+    'MDSplus' = '.'
+    'MDSplus.widgets' = 'widgets'
+    'MDSplus.wsgi' = 'wsgi'
+    'MDSplus.tests' = 'tests'
+
+[tool.setuptools.package-data]
+    'MDSplus.wsgi' = [ 
+        'html/*',
+        'conf/*',
+        'js/*',
+        '*.tbl',
+    ]
+
+[tool.setuptools.dynamic]
+    version = {attr = '_version.version'}

python/MDSplus/setup.py

@@ -23,80 +23,91 @@
 # OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
 # OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #
+
 import sys
 import os
 
+import setuptools
+from setuptools import setup
+
 
 def setupkw():
     try:
-        version = ()
+        loc = {}
         mod_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
-        with open(os.path.join(mod_dir, '_version.py')) as f:
-            exec(f.read())
+        with open(os.path.join(mod_dir, "_version.py")) as f:
+            exec(f.read(), None, loc)
+        version = loc["version"]
         release = "%d.%d.%d" % version
+        release_tag = loc["release_tag"]
+
     except Exception:
-        release = '0.0.0'
-        release_tag = 'Unknown'
+        release = "0.0.0"
+        release_tag = "Unknown"
     pth_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
     return dict(
-        name='MDSplus',
-        extra_path=('mdsplus', pth_dir),
+        name="MDSplus",
+        extra_path=("mdsplus", pth_dir),
         version=release,
-        description='MDSplus Python Objects - '+release_tag,
+        description="MDSplus Python Objects - " + release_tag,
         long_description=(
             "This module provides all of the functionality of MDSplus TDI natively in python.\n"
             "All of the MDSplus data types such as signal are represented as python classes.\n"
         ),
-        author='MDSplus Development Team',
-        author_email='twf@www.mdsplus.org',
-        url='http://www.mdsplus.org/',
-        license='MIT',
+        author="MDSplus Development Team",
+        author_email="twf@www.mdsplus.org",
+        url="http://www.mdsplus.org/",
+        license="MIT",
         classifiers=[
-            'Programming Language :: Python',
-            'Intended Audience :: Science/Research',
-            'Environment :: Console',
-            'Topic :: Scientific/Engineering',
+            "Programming Language :: Python",
+            "Intended Audience :: Science/Research",
+            "Environment :: Console",
+            "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering",
+        ],
+        keywords=[
+            "physics",
+            "mdsplus",
         ],
-        keywords=['physics', 'mdsplus', ],
     )
 
 
-def use_distutils():
-    from distutils.core import setup
-    from distutils.cmd import Command
-
-    class TestCommand(Command):
-        user_options = []
+if setuptools.__version__ < "60.0.0":
+    # assume that setuptools can't directly use pyproject.toml
+    # for the [project] section, so need the old setup.py
 
-        def initialize_options(self):
-            """nothing to do."""
+    print(sys.argv)
+    if "develop" in sys.argv:
+        # old setuptools can't have both --editable and --user
+        # but it defaults to user anyway!
+        if "--user" in sys.argv:
+            import site
 
-        def finalize_options(self):
-            """nothing to do."""
+            print("Removing --user")
+            argv = sys.argv
+            argv.remove("--user")
+            argv.append("--install-dir")
+            argv.append(site.getusersitepackages())
+            sys.argv = argv
 
-        def run(self):
-            import subprocess
-            raise SystemExit(
-                subprocess.call([sys.executable, '-m', 'tests.__init__']))
-
-    setup(cmdclass={'test': TestCommand}, **setupkw())
-
-
-def use_setuptools():
-    from setuptools import setup
     setup(
-        include_package_data=True,
-        test_suite='tests.test_all',
+        test_suite="tests.test_all",
         zip_safe=False,
+        packages=["MDSplus",
+                  "MDSplus.wsgi",
+                  "MDSplus.widgets",
+                  "MDSplus.tests"],
+        package_dir={"MDSplus": ".",
+                    "MDSplus.widgets":"widgets",
+                    "MDSplus.wsgi":"wsgi",
+                    "MDSplus.tests":"tests"},
+        package_data={"MDSplus.wsgi":[
+            'html/*',
+            'conf/*',
+            'js/*',
+            '*.tbl']},
         **setupkw()
     )
 
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    if 'pip-egg-info' in sys.argv:
-        print("When using pip to install MDSplus use 'pip install -e <dir>'")
-        sys.exit(1)
-    try:
-        use_setuptools()
-    except (ImportError, RuntimeError):
-        use_distutils()
+else:
+    # setuptools can use pyproject.toml
+    setup()