Pip Tries To Install Package In The Wrong Location

I have just created a Python package and uploaded it to PyPi (goosempl). Installing the package locally works: $ python3 setup.py install (It installs in usr/local/lib/python3.6/s

Solution 1:

With the help of @NilsWerner:

The problem was in data_files. I have changed this with package_data (which has a slightly different syntax):

package_data = {'goosempl/stylelib':[
    'goosempl/stylelib/goose.mplstyle'
]}, 

This results in the desired behavior.

Following the comments, one could also include these files in MANIFEST.in.