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+# -*- encoding: utf-8 -*-
+
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+from distutils.core import setup
+
+setup(
+    name='PySSTV',
+    version='0.1',
+    description='Python classes for generating Slow-scan Television transmissions',
+    author='András Veres-Szentkirályi',
+    author_email='vsza@vsza.hu',
+    url='https://github.com/dnet/pySSTV',
+    packages=['pysstv', 'pysstv.tests', 'pysstv.examples'],
+    keywords='HAM SSTV slow-scan television Scottie Martin Robot',
+    license='MIT',
+    classifiers=[
+        'Development Status :: 4 - Beta',
+        'Topic :: Communications :: Ham Radio',
+        'Topic :: Multimedia :: Video :: Conversion',
+        'License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License',
+        'Operating System :: OS Independent',
+        ],
+    long_description=open('README.md').read(),
+)