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numpy.distutils.misc_util.Configuration.__init__

Configuration.__init__(package_name=None, parent_name=None, top_path=None, package_path=None, caller_level=1, setup_name='setup.py', **attrs)

Construct configuration instance of a package.

package_name – name of the package

Ex.: ‘distutils’

parent_name – name of the parent package

Ex.: ‘numpy’

top_path – directory of the toplevel package

Ex.: the directory where the numpy package source sits

package_path – directory of package. Will be computed by magic from the

directory of the caller module if not specified Ex.: the directory where numpy.distutils is

caller_level – frame level to caller namespace, internal parameter.