def parse_requirements()

in setup.py [0:0]


def parse_requirements(fname="requirements.txt"):
    """Parse the package dependencies listed in a requirements file."""

    def parse_line(line):
        """Parse information from a line in a requirements text file."""
        if line.startswith("-r "):
            # Allow specifying requirements in other files
            target = line.split(" ")[1]
            for line in parse_require_file(target):
                yield line
        else:
            yield line

    def parse_require_file(fpath):
        with codecs.open(fpath, "r") as f:
            for line in f.readlines():
                line = line.strip()
                if line and not line.startswith("#"):
                    for ll in parse_line(line):
                        yield ll

    packages = list(parse_require_file(fname))
    return packages