old_contents: # from os.path import join,split
  
  #def configuration(parent_package='',top_path=None, package_name='models'):
  def configuration(parent_package='',top_path=None):
      from numpy.distutils.misc_util import Configuration
      #config = Configuration(package_name,parent_package,top_path)
      config = Configuration('models',parent_package,top_path)
  
      #config.add_subpackage('*')
      config.add_subpackage('family')
      config.add_subpackage('robust')
      config.add_data_dir('tests')
      config.add_extension('_hbspline',
                           sources=['src/bspline_ext.c',
                                    'src/bspline_impl.c'],
      )
  
      return config
  
  if __name__ == '__main__':
  
      from numpy.distutils.core import setup
      setup(**configuration(top_path='').todict())
  
      #package_name = 'neuroimaging.fixes.scipy.stats.models'
      #package_name = 'scipy.stats.models'
  
      #setup(**configuration(top_path='',
      #                      package_name=package_name).todict())
  
new_contents: 
  def configuration(parent_package='',top_path=None):
      from numpy.distutils.misc_util import Configuration
      config = Configuration('models',parent_package,top_path)
  
      config.add_subpackage('family')
      config.add_subpackage('robust')
  
      config.add_data_dir('tests')
  
      config.add_extension('_hbspline',
                           sources=['src/bspline_ext.c',
                                    'src/bspline_impl.c'],
      )
      return config
  
  if __name__ == '__main__':
  
      from numpy.distutils.core import setup
      setup(**configuration(top_path='').todict())
  
subject: Update setup.py, removing commented-out code.