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+[metadata]
+description-file = README.md
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
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+from distutils.core import setup
+setup(
+  name = 'pygcode',
+  packages = ['pygcode'],
+  version = '0.1',
+  description = 'basic g-code parser, interpreter, and writer library',
+  author = 'Peter Boin',
+  author_email = 'peter.boin@gmail.com',
+  url = 'https://github.com/fragmuffin/pygcode',
+  download_url = 'https://github.com/fragmuffin/pygcode/archive/0.1.tar.gz',
+  keywords = ['gcode', 'cnc', 'parser', 'interpreter'],
+  classifiers = [],
+)