Today I was working on a setup script for
submin, but I got some unexpected results while
testing. Apparently, I had messed up a path by using string concatenation
(pro-tip: always use os.path.join).
Every time I tried something else, the same faulty paths were copied to the
install directory. How did I fix it? By removing the build/ directory.
So, if you have weird problems with distutils, try removing the build/
directory. This directory contains the files which are copied to the final
installation directory, and is not cleaned up properly after finishing the
install command.