added the generate-setup action
diff --git a/Lib/packaging/run.py b/Lib/packaging/run.py
index 2d22bfd..de9dd13 100644
--- a/Lib/packaging/run.py
+++ b/Lib/packaging/run.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
from packaging import logger
from packaging.dist import Distribution
-from packaging.util import _is_archive_file
+from packaging.util import _is_archive_file, generate_setup_py
from packaging.command import get_command_class, STANDARD_COMMANDS
from packaging.install import install, install_local_project, remove
from packaging.database import get_distribution, get_distributions
@@ -38,6 +38,14 @@
Create a new Python package.
"""
+generate_usage = """\
+Usage: pysetup generate-setup
+ or: pysetup generate-setup --help
+
+Generates a setup.py script for backward-compatibility purposes.
+"""
+
+
graph_usage = """\
Usage: pysetup graph dist
or: pysetup graph --help
@@ -204,6 +212,13 @@
return main()
+@action_help(generate_usage)
+def _generate(distpatcher, args, **kw):
+ generate_setup_py()
+ print('The setup.py was generated')
+
+
+
@action_help(graph_usage)
def _graph(dispatcher, args, **kw):
name = args[1]
@@ -381,6 +396,7 @@
('list', 'Search for local projects', _list),
('graph', 'Display a graph', _graph),
('create', 'Create a Project', _create),
+ ('generate-setup', 'Generates a backward-comptatible setup.py', _generate)
]