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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+"""python setup.py install"""
+
+from distutils.core import setup
+
+setup(name='refine-client-py',
+      version='0.1',
+      description='Google Refine Python Client',
+      author='Paul Makepeace',
+      author_email='paulm@paulm.com',
+      url='https://github.com/PaulMakepeace/refine-client-py',
+      packages=[],
+)
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