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-# Template file for 'python-backports_abc'
-pkgname=python-backports_abc
-version=0.5
-revision=1
-archs=noarch
-wrksrc="backports_abc-${version}"
-build_style=python2-module
-pycompile_module="backports_abc.py"
-hostmakedepends="python-setuptools"
-depends="python"
-short_desc="Backport of collections.abc from Python 3.5"
-maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
-homepage="https://github.com/cython/backports_abc"
-license="PSF"
-distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/b/backports_abc/backports_abc-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=033be54514a03e255df75c5aee8f9e672f663f93abb723444caec8fe43437bde
-
-post_install() {
-	vlicense LICENSE
-}