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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+from setuptools import setup
+
+setup(name="i3pystatus",
+      version="3",
+      description="Like i3status, this generates status line for i3bar / i3wm",
+      url="http://github.com/enkore/i3pystatus",
+      license="MIT",
+      classifiers=[
+        "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
+        "Environment :: X11 Applications",
+        "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
+        "Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+        "Topic :: Desktop Environment :: Window Managers",
+      ],
+
+      packages=["i3pystatus", "i3pystatus.core", "i3pystatus.mail"],
+      entry_points={
+        "console_scripts": ["i3pystatus = i3pystatus:main"],
+      },
+
+      install_requires=[
+        "gobject",
+      ],
+#      install_requires=[
+#        "Jinja2",
+ #       "lxml",
+  #      "markdown",
+   #     "PyRSS2Gen",
+    #  ]
+     )