def _get_files()

in setupbase.py [0:0]


def _get_files(file_patterns, top=HERE):
    """Expand file patterns to a list of paths.

    Parameters
    -----------
    file_patterns: list or str
        A list of glob patterns for the data file locations.
        The globs can be recursive if they include a `**`.
        They should be relative paths from the top directory or
        absolute paths.
    top: str
        the directory to consider for data files

    Note:
    Files in `node_modules` are ignored.
    """
    if not isinstance(file_patterns, (list, tuple)):
        file_patterns = [file_patterns]

    for i, p in enumerate(file_patterns):
        if os.path.isabs(p):
            file_patterns[i] = os.path.relpath(p, top)

    matchers = [_compile_pattern(p) for p in file_patterns]

    files = set()

    for root, dirnames, filenames in os.walk(top):
        # Don't recurse into node_modules
        if "node_modules" in dirnames:
            dirnames.remove("node_modules")
        for m in matchers:
            for filename in filenames:
                fn = os.path.relpath(pjoin(root, filename), top)
                if m(fn):
                    files.add(fn.replace(os.sep, "/"))

    return list(files)