Is possible include non package folder inside the data-files

[p-r-a-v-i-n]

let say i have MANIFEST.in

graft folder1
graft folder2
graft folder3

so can i write them inside the

[tool.setuptools.date-files]
"." = [ "folder1/**/*", "folder2/**/*", "folder3/**/*"]

bcs files are not include recursively in this case, I want to remove the MANIFEST.in completely here

[abravalheri]

Hi @p-r-a-v-i-n, please note that the data-files configuration is discouraged and only kept for the sake of backwards compatibility with old packages ported from the egg distribution file (bug-by-bug compatible).

So if you test that approach and it works for you, it should be fine (although the feature will not receive much maintenance).

If that does not work in your tests, you probably have to find a different alternative.

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Please note that "non-package data files" have virtually no advantages when compared to "package data files", specially when considering that Python packages from the PyPI ecosystem are meant to be "installable" in virtual environments, and therefore the destination path where files are located vary widely.