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-#!/usr/bin/env python
-# -*- encoding: utf-8 -*-
-#
-#
-import os
-import subprocess
-import sys
-
-from setuptools import find_packages, setup
-
-
-########################################################################
-# The following code is largely based on code in numpy
-########################################################################
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2005-2019, NumPy Developers.
-# All rights reserved.
-#
-# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
-# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
-# met:
-#
-#    * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
-#       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-#
-#    * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
-#       copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
-#       disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided
-#       with the distribution.
-#
-#    * Neither the name of the NumPy Developers nor the names of any
-#       contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
-#       from this software without specific prior written permission.
-#
-# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
-# "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
-# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
-# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
-# OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
-# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
-# LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
-# DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
-# THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
-# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
-# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
-########################################################################
-
-
-def setup_package():
-    # load README
-    with open("README.md", "r") as fh:
-        long_description = fh.read()
-
-    src_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), ".")
-    sys.path.insert(0, src_path)
-
-    metadata = dict(
-        name='newcrawler',
-        version="0.1",
-        description='A new crawler for caosdb',
-        long_description=long_description,
-        long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
-        author='Alexander Schlemmer',
-        author_email='alexander@mail-schlemmer.de',
-        packages=find_packages('.'),
-        package_dir={'': '.'},
-        install_requires=[],
-        extras_require={},
-        setup_requires=[],
-        tests_require=["pytest"],
-        package_data={},
-        entry_points={
-            "console_scripts": [
-                "crawl = crawl.__main__:main",
-            ]
-        }
-    )
-    try:
-        setup(**metadata)
-    finally:
-        del sys.path[0]
-    return
-
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    setup_package()