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+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import setuptools
+
+VERSION = "0.0.1"
+
+setup_args = dict(
+    name='ovsdbapp',
+    description='Library for creating OVSDB apps',
+    version=VERSION,
+    url='https://github.com/otherwiseguy/ovsdbapp/',
+    author='Terry Wilson',
+    author_email='twilson@redhat.com',
+    packages=['ovsdbapp'],
+    keywords=['openvswitch', 'ovs', 'OVSDB'],
+    license='Apache 2.0',
+    classifiers=[
+        'Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable',
+        'Topic :: Database :: Front-Ends',
+        'Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules',
+        'Topic :: System :: Networking',
+        'License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4',
+    ]
+)
+
+setuptools.setup(**setup_args)