# Should there be a new standard for installing arbitrary data files?

**URL:** <https://discuss.python.org/t/should-there-be-a-new-standard-for-installing-arbitrary-data-files/7853>\
**Category:** Packaging\
**Created:** [March 23, 2021, 3:53pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/should-there-be-a-new-standard-for-installing-arbitrary-data-files/7853 "2021-03-23T15:53:59Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 23, 2021, 4:01pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/should-there-be-a-new-standard-for-installing-arbitrary-data-files/7853/4 "2021-03-23T16:01:56Z")

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_Apparently I’ve run out of links that I’m allowed to post so I’ll have to describe where to find the links_ 😅  
[#1] setuptools issue #2341  
[#2] wheel issue #92  
[#3] setuptools issue #1387  
[#4] search for “autodesk Maya”  
[#5] Search for “sidefx houdini”  
[#6] Search for “Maya 2020 environment variables”  
[#7] Search for “list of environment variables in Houdini”.  
[#8] Poetry issue #890  
[#9] Search for “gnome desktop files putting your application in the desktop menus”  
[#10] Poetry issue #890  
[#11] Poetry issue #890  
[#12] Search for “Is there an idiomatic way to install systemd units with setuptools” on stackoverflow  
[#13] setuptools issue #1728  
[#14] In `docs/userguide/declarative_config.rst` of the setuptools repo

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