Python setup.py that installs requirements.txt using apt-get install (useful for ARM systems like Raspberry Pi and Beaglebone without Anaconda Python)

setup_apt-get_requirements.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
from setuptools import setup
import subprocess
import sys,os

with open('requirements.txt', 'r') as f:
    req = f.read().split('\n')
    req = [os.path.basename(sys.executable) + '-' + r for r in req if r]

try:
    cmd = ['sudo','apt-get','install'] + req
    print(' '.join(cmd))
    subprocess.check_call(cmd)
    ok=True
except Exception as e:
    ok = False

setup(name='cool_program',
      packages=['cool_program'],
	  )

if not ok:
    print('\n *** please execute')
    print(' '.join(cmd))