i hate python packaging but everything works now

.gitignore

@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@
 *.vcd
 *.out
 dist/
+*.egg-info

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,35 +1,31 @@
-[build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools"]
-build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
-
 [project]
-name = "manta"
-version = "0.0.0"
+name = "mantaray"
+version = "0.0.4"
 authors = [
   { name="Fischer Moseley", email="fischerm@mit.edu" },
 ]
 description = "An In-Situ Debugging Tool for Programmable Hardware"
 readme = "README.md"
 dependencies = [
-  'PyYAML',
-  'pyserial',
-  'pyvcd',
+  "PyYAML",
+  "pyserial",
+  "pyvcd",
 ]
 
 requires-python = ">=3.7"
-classifiers = [
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-    "License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License v3 (GPLv3)",
-    "Operating System :: OS Independent",
-    "Development Status :: 2 - Pre-Alpha",
-]
 
 [project.urls]
 "Homepage" = "https://github.com/fischermoseley/manta"
-"Bug Tracker" = "https://github.com/fischermoseley/manta/issues"
+
+[project.scripts]
+manta = "manta:main"
 
 [tool.setuptools.packages.find]
 where = ["src"]
 
 [tool.setuptools.package-data]
-mypkg = ["*.sv", "*.v"]
+manta = ["*.sv", "*.v"]
+
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"

src/manta/__init__.py

@@ -11,16 +11,16 @@ debug = True
 version = "0.0.0"
 
 
-def load_source_files(path):
-    """concatenates the contents of the list of files provided into a single string"""
+def load_source_files():
+    """loads source files and returns a string of their contents concatenated together"""
 
-    downlink_template = pkgutil.get_data(__name__, "hdl/manta_template.sv")
-    downlink_template += pkgutil.get_data(__name__, "hdl/fifo.sv")
-    downlink_template += pkgutil.get_data(__name__, "hdl/uart_tx.sv")
-    downlink_template += pkgutil.get_data(__name__, "hdl/uart_rx.sv")
+    downlink_template = pkgutil.get_data(__name__, "manta_template.sv").decode()
+    downlink_template += pkgutil.get_data(__name__, "fifo.sv").decode()
+    downlink_template += pkgutil.get_data(__name__, "uart_tx.sv").decode()
+    downlink_template += pkgutil.get_data(__name__, "uart_rx.sv").decode()
     downlink_template += pkgutil.get_data(
         __name__, "hdl/xilinx_true_dual_port_read_first_2_clock_ram.v"
-    )
+    ).decode()
 
     return downlink_template
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ def check_config(config):
 
 
 def gen_downlink_core(config):
-    buf = downlink_template
+    buf = load_source_files()
     dl = config["downlink"]
 
     # add timestamp
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ def export_waveform(config, data, path):
         raise NotImplementedError("More file formats to come!")
 
 
-if __name__ == "__main__":
+def main():
     # print help menu if no args passed or help menu requested
     if len(argv) == 1 or argv[1] == "help" or argv[1] == "ray" or argv[1] == "bae":
         print_help()
@@ -373,3 +373,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     else:
         print("Option not recognized.")
         print_help()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

src/manta/__main__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+import manta
+manta.main()