Can we replace setup.py by a Pipfile?

[HannoSpreeuw]

I mostly develop Python applications and run these in a virtual environment, which I set up using pipenv.

tkp uses a setup.py. Can I replace that by a Pipfile?
This SO discussion states that
If you're building an application, then pipenv is the only thing you need.

So is TraP an application or a library?

I would say it is an application and we could replace setup.py by a Pipfile.
But that may cause problems that I cannot foresee.

First we may need to establish if installing TraP presently causes issues for many users and if a Pipfile would take away most of those issues, because dependency versions are pinned down by pipenv.

[AntoniaR]

TraP is both an application and a library. We run the TraP pipeline to populate the TraP database, but then use the TraP database tools to access the database from separate scripts. Therefore, I don't think pipfile will do what we need.

Currently (Python 2 version), users find TraP very easy to install and run.