Adding Python Library (Jinja2) in Ignition Pylib Folder

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While I understand that 3rd party scripts can be dropped into the user-lib/pylib folder, what is the proper way to import a more complex library that requires running ‘python setup.py install.

I am trying to install Jinja2 library. The zip file for Jinja2 contains following files:
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How I can add this under ignition pylib folder?

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Requiring setup.py usually means that package needs to compile a C plugin. Those are not jython-compatible. Look for similar functionality in a java package, which are automatically jython-compatible.

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