add package to pypi

.gitignore

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+MANIFEST
+build
+dist
+*.pyc

README.rst

@@ -9,7 +9,22 @@ Read Igor Pro files from python.
 Install
 -------
 
-Download and expand the source tree, change to the source
+Using pip::
+
+    $ pip install igor.py
+
+Using source, download and expand the source tree, change to the source
 directory and type::
 
     $ python setup.py install
+
+Maintenance
+-----------
+
+When a new version of the package is ready, increment __version__
+in igor.py and enter::
+
+    $ python setup.py sdist upload
+
+This will place a new version on pypi.
+

setup.py

@@ -6,14 +6,20 @@
 if len(sys.argv) == 1:
     sys.argv.append('install')
 
+# README.rst is only needed to upload the package;
+# it isn't needed for download and install.
+try:
+    long_description = open('README.rst').read()
+except:
+    long_description = None
 dist = setup(
         name = 'igor.py',
         version = igor.__version__,
         author='Paul Kienzle',
         author_email='paul.kienzle@nist.gov',
         url='https://github.com/reflectometry/igor.py',
         description='Read Igor Pro files from python',
-        long_description=open('README.rst').read(),
+        long_description=long_description,
         classifiers=[
             'Development Status :: 4 - Beta',
             'Environment :: Console',
@@ -23,6 +29,7 @@
             'Programming Language :: Python',
             ],
         py_modules = ['igor'],
+        #data_files = ['README.rst'],
 )
 
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