new_contents: def configuration(parent_package='',top_path=None):
      from numpy.distutils.misc_util import Configuration
      config = Configuration('statistics', parent_package, top_path)
  
      config.add_data_dir('tests')
  
      return config
  
  if __name__ == '__main__':
      from numpy.distutils.core import setup
      setup(**configuration(top_path='').todict())
  
subject: add setup.py files as part of moving to numpy distutils