./setup.py nosetests error: <some_package>: Not a directory

Question

I have a package with the following setup.py:

from setuptools import find_packages
from setuptools import setup

# Some dependency_links magic

setup(
    name='dc-gce',
    version='0.0.1',
    packages=find_packages(exclude=['tests', 'tests.*']),
    dependency_links=dependency_links,
    install_requires=[
        'google-api-python-client',
        'dc-tools>=0.0.1,<0.1.0'
    ],
    tests_require=[
        'dc-gae>=0.0.1,<0.1.0',
        'httplib2',
        'webob'
    ],
    test_suite='tests')

It depends on a package with this setup.py:

from setuptools import find_packages
from setuptools import setup

setup(
    name='dc-tools',
    version='0.0.1',
    packages=find_packages(exclude=['tests', 'tests.*']),
    zip_safe=True,
    test_suite='tests')

When I run python setup.py test in the first package, all dependencies are downloaded and all the tests work fine.

However, when I run python setup.py nosetests instead, I get this error:

error: <pwd>/dc_tools-0.0.1-py2.7.egg/dc: Not a directory

The dc directory mentioned is a properly setup namespace in all packages and it does exist in the egg. The egg is zipped though.

I fixed the same issue for the dc-gae dependency by adding zip_safe=False to its setup.py. I don't feel this is a proper fix though.

Edit: I tried python setup.py test. that worked. I think it's a bug in nose.

Answer 1

It is a bug in nose 1.3.1 and has been fixed for the upcoming release.