[PROTON-2102] [Python] Improve python build and packaging

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: proton-c-0.30.0
• Component/s: python-binding
• Assignee: Andrew Stitcher
• Reporter: Andrew Stitcher
• Created: 19/Sep/19 03:31
• Updated: 16/Dec/19 10:52
• Resolved: 05/Dec/19 12:15

Description

• The python build should directly produce a python package for further use.

• The package can be simplified by removing irrelevant source code and by ensuring that the swigged source is present so that swig is not needed when the package is installed.