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+from setuptools import setup
+
+setup(name='preserve',
+      version='0.3dev',
+      description='Preserve, for when pickling is just a bit too intense',
+      url='https://git.distreon.net/novirium/python-preserve',
+      author='novirium',
+      author_email='t.wilson.au@gmail.com',
+      license='MIT',
+      packages=[],
+      py_modules=['preserve'],
+      long_description=open('README.md').read(),
+      long_description_content_type='text/markdown'
+      )