setup.py

# distutils build script
# To install shout-python, run 'python setup.py install'

from distutils.core import setup, Extension
import os
import sys

ver = '0.2.4'

# write default shout.pc path into environment if PKG_CONFIG_PATH is unset
if 'PKG_CONFIG_PATH' not in os.environ:  # os.environ.has_key('PKG_CONFIG_PATH'):
    if os.path.exists('/usr/lib/pkgconfig'):
        os.environ['PKG_CONFIG_PATH'] = '/usr/lib/pkgconfig'
    else:
        os.environ['PKG_CONFIG_PATH'] = '/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig'

print('Using PKG_CONFIG_PATH=' + os.environ['PKG_CONFIG_PATH'])

# Find shout compiler/linker flag via pkgconfig or shout-config
if os.system('pkg-config --exists shout 2> /dev/null') == 0:
    pkgcfg = os.popen('pkg-config --cflags shout')
    cflags = pkgcfg.readline().strip()
    pkgcfg.close()
    pkgcfg = os.popen('pkg-config --libs shout')
    libs = pkgcfg.readline().strip()
    pkgcfg.close()

else:
    if os.system('pkg-config --usage 2> /dev/null') == 0:
        print("pkg-config could not find libshout: check PKG_CONFIG_PATH")
    if os.system('shout-config 2> /dev/null') == 0:
        scfg = os.popen('shout-config --cflags')
        cflags = scfg.readline().strip()
        scfg.close()
        scfg = os.popen('shout-config --libs')
        libs = scfg.readline().strip()
        scfg.close()

    else:
        print("pkg-config and shout-config unavailable, build terminated")
        sys.exit(1)

# there must be an easier way to set up these flags!
iflags = [x[2:] for x in cflags.split() if x[0:2] == '-I']
extra_cflags = [x for x in cflags.split() if x[0:2] != '-I']
libdirs = [x[2:] for x in libs.split() if x[0:2] == '-L']
libsonly = [x[2:] for x in libs.split() if x[0:2] == '-l']

# include_dirs=[]
# libraries=[]
# runtime_library_dirs=[]
# extra_objects, extra_compile_args, extra_link_args
shout = Extension('shout', sources=['shout/shout.c'],
                  include_dirs=iflags,
                  extra_compile_args=extra_cflags,
                  library_dirs=libdirs,
                  libraries=libsonly)

# data_files = []
setup(name='python-shout',
      version=ver,
      description='Bindings for libshout 2',
      url='http://icecast.org/download.php',
      author='Brendan Cully',
      author_email='brendan@xiph.org',
      ext_modules=[shout])