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/user_guide.html#including-license-files-in-the-generated-wheel-file Helps project comply with its own license. > The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be > included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
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+Include the license file in the wheel distribution - by :user:`jdufresne`.
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 [bdist_wheel]
 universal = 1
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+[metadata]
+license_file = LICENSE