Include license file in the generated wheel package

The wheel package format supports including the license file. This is done using the [metadata] section in the setup.cfg file. For additional information on this feature, see: https://wheel.readthedocs.io/en/stable/index.html#including-the-license-in-the-generated-wheel-file
llazzaro · Oct 16, 2017 · 482c25a · 482c25a
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diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ universal = 1
 exclude = docs
 ignore = E501
 
+[metadata]
+license_file = LICENSE.txt
+
 [isort]
 default_section = THIRDPARTY
 include_trailing_comma = true