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+from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+
+setup(name='Python Arduino Command API',
+    version='',
+    description="a light-weight Python library for communicating with Arduino microcontroller boards",
+    long_description='',
+    classifiers=[
+      # Get strings from http://pypi.python.org/pypi?%3Aaction=list_classifiers
+    ],
+    install_requires=['pyserial >= 2.6'],
+    keywords='',
+    author='Tristan Hearn',
+    author_email='tristanhearn@gmail.com',
+    url='https://github.com/thearn/Python-Arduino-Command-API',
+    license='Apache 2.0',
+    packages=find_packages('Arduino'),
+    package_dir = {'': 'Arduino'},
+    include_package_data=True,
+    zip_safe=False
+)