setup.py

import os
from setuptools import setup, find_packages

with open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'README.rst')) as readme:
    README = readme.read()

# allow setup.py to be run from any path
os.chdir(os.path.normpath(os.path.join(os.path.abspath(__file__), os.pardir)))


def is_requirement(line: str) -> bool:
    """
    Return True if the requirement line is a package requirement;
    that is, it is not blank, a comment, or editable.
    """
    # Remove whitespace at the start/end of the line
    line = line.strip()

    # Skip blank lines, comments, and editable installs
    return not (
        line == '' or
        line.startswith('-r') or
        line.startswith('#') or
        line.startswith('-e') or
        line.startswith('git+')
    )


def load_requirements(*requirements_paths):
    """
    Load all requirements from the specified requirements files.
    Returns a list of requirement strings.
    """
    requirements = set()
    for path in requirements_paths:
        requirements.update(
            line.strip() for line in open(path).readlines()
            if is_requirement(line)
        )
    return list(requirements)


setup(
    name='ucal_client',
    version='0.6.0',
    python_requires='>3.5.0',
    packages=find_packages(),
    description='Client for Ucal Manager Server',
    long_description=README,
    url='https://bitbucket.com/zimka/ucal_client',
    author='Boris Zimka, Igor Stepanenko',
    author_email='zimka@phystech.edu, igor.stepanenko@phystech.edu',
    install_requires=load_requirements('requirements.txt',),
    classifiers=[
        'Development Status :: 3 - Alpha',
        'Intended Audience :: End Users/Desktop',
        'Intended Audience :: Science/Research',
        'Operating System :: OS Independent',
        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only',
        'Topic :: Scientific/Engineering'
    ],
)