do we still need the manifest file?

[superfell]

Is the manifest.in file left over from ez_setup ? or is still used somehow? if so it needs the reference to readme.md fixing.

[superfell]

@hynekcer do you know if we still need the manifest file ?

[hynekcer]

Yes. I see the difference in the zip distribution created by tox, that README is present only if the Manifest is fixed. Also setup.py should be fixed.
I have no reason to learn about its replacement. I have no experience with upload to PyPI. I can not create the zip with install information, except automatically together with running tox test.

[hynekcer]

The manifest need not be repeated in itself, but the Copying can.

-include README
+include README.md
 include *.py
-include MANIFEST.in
+include COPYING