Migrate setup.py to setup.cfg

[chris34]

As far as i see it, we dont need the advanced capabilities of setup.py . Thus, ideally we can migrate all (or most) from the setup.py to setup.cfg.

Django's setup.cfg should be a good inspiration.

[chris34]

pip-tools also supports pyproject.toml → jazzband/pip-tools#1863

[chrysle]

I'd be in favour of migrating to pyproject.toml instead, which is state-of-the-art technology for declarative config in the Python packaging ecosystem nowadays. I could contribute a patch.

[chris34]

I'd be in favour of migrating to pyproject.toml ... I could contribute a patch.

Feel free to do so. To my knowledge nobody else is working on that at the moment.

I would expect that pip-tools just works; it can be a point to test later on.