Including data files in a package

[snippsat]

Can just use [options.package_data] this will add .dat and .rst files,work for me when i test

[options.package_data]
* = *.dat, *.rst

So same setup as this,but added somefile.dat
And importlib.resources sa shown here

packaging_tutorial/
└── src/
    └── example_package/
        ├── __init__.py
        └── example.py
        └── somefile.dat

# Build
(pack_tut) G:\div_code\pack_tut\packaging_tutorial
λ python -m build
* Creating venv isolated environment..
..... ect
Successfully installed example-pkg-YOUR-USERNAME-HERE-0.0.1

# install
(pack_tut) G:\div_code\pack_tut\packaging_tutorial\dist
λ pip install example_pkg_YOUR_USERNAME_HERE-0.0.1-py3-none-any.whl --force-reinstall
.....
Successfully installed example-pkg-YOUR-USERNAME-HERE-0.0.1

# Test that it work
(pack_tut) G:\div_code\pack_tut\packaging_tutorial
λ python
Python 3.9.5 (tags/v3.9.5:0a7dcbd, May  3 2021, 17:27:52) [MSC v.1928 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> from example_package import example
>>>
>>> example.add_one(2)
3
# Can now use somefile.dat here
>>> example.add_one(int(example.number))
43