Move configuration to setup.cfg

setup.cfg

+[metadata]
+name = aesara
+author = aesara-devs
+author_email = aesara.devs@gmail.com
+description = Optimizing compiler for evaluating mathematical expressions on CPUs and GPUs.
+long_description = file: DESCRIPTION.txt
+long_description_content_type = text/x-rst
+url = https://github.com/aesara-devs/aesara
+license = BSD
+platforms =
+    Windows
+    Linux
+    Solaris
+    Mac OS-X
+    Unix
+classifiers =
+    Development Status :: 6 - Mature
+    Intended Audience :: Education
+    Intended Audience :: Science/Research
+    Intended Audience :: Developers
+    License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License
+    Programming Language :: Python
+    Topic :: Software Development :: Code Generators
+    Topic :: Software Development :: Compilers
+    Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Mathematics
+    Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows
+    Operating System :: POSIX
+    Operating System :: Unix
+    Operating System :: MacOS
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
+keywords =
+    aesara
+    math
+    numerical
+    symbolic
+    blas
+    numpy
+    autodiff
+    differentiation
+
+[options]
+packages = find:
+install_requires =
+    numpy >=1.17.0
+    scipy >=0.14
+    filelock
+    etuples
+    logical-unification
+    miniKanren
+    cons
+    typing_extensions
+    setuptools >=48.0.0
+
+[options.packages.find]
+exclude =
+    tests
+    tests.*
+
+[options.entry_points]
+console_scripts =
+    aesara-cache = bin.aesara_cache:main
+
+[options.package_data]
+aesara =
+    *.txt
+    *.rst
+    *.txt
+    *.rst
+    *.cu
+    *.cuh
+    *.c
+    *.sh
+    *.pkl
+    *.h
+    *.cpp
+    ChangeLog
+    c_code/*
+    py.typed
+aesara.misc =
+    *.sh
+aesara.d3viz =
+    html/*
+    css/*
+    js/*
+
 [flake8]
 select = C,E,F,W
 ignore = E203,E231,E501,E741,W503,W504,C901

setup.py

 #!/usr/bin/env python
 import os
 
-from setuptools import find_packages, setup
+from setuptools import setup
+from setuptools.dist import Distribution
 
 import versioneer
 
 
+dist = Distribution()
+dist.parse_config_files()
+
+
 def read_file(filename):
     with open(filename, "rt") as buff:
         return buff.read()
 
 
-NAME = "aesara"
-MAINTAINER = "Aesara developers"
-MAINTAINER_EMAIL = "aesara.devs@gmail.com"
-DESCRIPTION = (
-    "Optimizing compiler for evaluating mathematical expressions on CPUs and GPUs."
-)
-LONG_DESCRIPTION = read_file("DESCRIPTION.txt")
-URL = "https://github.com/aesara-devs/aesara"
-LICENSE = "BSD"
-AUTHOR = "aesara-devs"
-AUTHOR_EMAIL = "aesara.devs@gmail.com"
-PLATFORMS = ["Windows", "Linux", "Solaris", "Mac OS-X", "Unix"]
-CLASSIFIERS = """\
-Development Status :: 6 - Mature
-Intended Audience :: Education
-Intended Audience :: Science/Research
-Intended Audience :: Developers
-License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License
-Programming Language :: Python
-Topic :: Software Development :: Code Generators
-Topic :: Software Development :: Compilers
-Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Mathematics
-Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows
-Operating System :: POSIX
-Operating System :: Unix
-Operating System :: MacOS
-Programming Language :: Python :: 3
-Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7
-Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
-Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
-"""
-CLASSIFIERS = [_f for _f in CLASSIFIERS.split("\n") if _f]
-
-install_requires = [
-    "numpy>=1.17.0",
-    "scipy>=0.14",
-    "filelock",
-    "etuples",
-    "logical-unification",
-    "miniKanren",
-    "cons",
-    "typing_extensions",
-    "setuptools>=48.0.0",
-]
-
+NAME: str = dist.get_name()  # type: ignore
 
 # Handle builds of nightly release
 if "BUILD_AESARA_NIGHTLY" in os.environ:
@@ -80,50 +41,4 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         name=NAME,
         version=versioneer.get_version(),
         cmdclass=versioneer.get_cmdclass(),
-        description=DESCRIPTION,
-        long_description=LONG_DESCRIPTION,
-        long_description_content_type="text/x-rst",
-        classifiers=CLASSIFIERS,
-        author=AUTHOR,
-        author_email=AUTHOR_EMAIL,
-        url=URL,
-        license=LICENSE,
-        platforms=PLATFORMS,
-        packages=find_packages(exclude=["tests", "tests.*"]),
-        install_requires=install_requires,
-        package_data={
-            "": [
-                "*.txt",
-                "*.rst",
-                "*.cu",
-                "*.cuh",
-                "*.c",
-                "*.sh",
-                "*.pkl",
-                "*.h",
-                "*.cpp",
-                "ChangeLog",
-                "c_code/*",
-            ],
-            "aesara": ["py.typed"],
-            "aesara.misc": ["*.sh"],
-            "aesara.d3viz": ["html/*", "css/*", "js/*"],
-        },
-        entry_points={
-            "console_scripts": [
-                "aesara-cache = bin.aesara_cache:main",
-            ]
-        },
-        keywords=" ".join(
-            [
-                "aesara",
-                "math",
-                "numerical",
-                "symbolic",
-                "blas",
-                "numpy",
-                "autodiff",
-                "differentiation",
-            ]
-        ),
     )