old_contents: #!/usr/bin/env python
  """Setup file for python-matlab-bridge"""
  
  import os
  import sys
  import shutil
  import glob
  
  
  # BEFORE importing distutils, remove MANIFEST. distutils doesn't properly
  # update it when the contents of directories change.
  if os.path.exists('MANIFEST'):
      os.remove('MANIFEST')
  
  # Find the messenger binary file(s) and copy it to /matlab folder.
  from pymatbridge.messenger.make import get_messenger_dir
  messenger_dir = get_messenger_dir()
  
  for f in glob.glob("./pymatbridge/messenger/%s/messenger.*" % messenger_dir):
      shutil.copy(f, "./pymatbridge/matlab")
      
  from distutils.core import setup
  
  # Get version and release info, which is all stored in pymatbridge/version.py
  ver_file = os.path.join('pymatbridge', 'version.py')
  exec(open(ver_file).read())
  
  opts = dict(name=NAME,
              maintainer=MAINTAINER,
              maintainer_email=MAINTAINER_EMAIL,
              description=DESCRIPTION,
              long_description=LONG_DESCRIPTION,
              url=URL,
              download_url=DOWNLOAD_URL,
              license=LICENSE,
              classifiers=CLASSIFIERS,
              author=AUTHOR,
              author_email=AUTHOR_EMAIL,
              platforms=PLATFORMS,
              version=VERSION,
              packages=PACKAGES,
              package_data=PACKAGE_DATA,
              requires=REQUIRES,
              #extras_require=EXTRAS_REQUIRE,
              scripts=BIN
              )
  
  
  # Now call the actual setup function
  if __name__ == '__main__':
      setup(**opts)
  
new_contents: #!/usr/bin/env python
  """Setup file for python-matlab-bridge"""
  
  import os
  import sys
  import shutil
  import glob
  
  
  # BEFORE importing distutils, remove MANIFEST. distutils doesn't properly
  # update it when the contents of directories change.
  if os.path.exists('MANIFEST'):
      os.remove('MANIFEST')
  
  # Find the messenger binary file(s) and copy it to /matlab folder.
  from pymatbridge.messenger.make import get_messenger_dir
  messenger_dir = get_messenger_dir()
  
  for f in glob.glob("./pymatbridge/messenger/%s/messenger.*" % messenger_dir):
      shutil.copy(f, "./pymatbridge/matlab")
      
  try:
      from setuptools import setup
  except ImportError:
      from distutils.core import setup
  
  # Get version and release info, which is all stored in pymatbridge/version.py
  ver_file = os.path.join('pymatbridge', 'version.py')
  exec(open(ver_file).read())
  
  opts = dict(name=NAME,
              maintainer=MAINTAINER,
              maintainer_email=MAINTAINER_EMAIL,
              description=DESCRIPTION,
              long_description=LONG_DESCRIPTION,
              url=URL,
              download_url=DOWNLOAD_URL,
              license=LICENSE,
              classifiers=CLASSIFIERS,
              author=AUTHOR,
              author_email=AUTHOR_EMAIL,
              platforms=PLATFORMS,
              version=VERSION,
              packages=PACKAGES,
              package_data=PACKAGE_DATA,
              requires=REQUIRES,
              #extras_require=EXTRAS_REQUIRE,
              scripts=BIN
              )
  
  
  # Now call the actual setup function
  if __name__ == '__main__':
      setup(**opts)
  
subject: use setuptools if available