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+# Template file for 'python-futures'
+pkgname=python-futures
+version=2.2.0
+revision=1
+noarch=yes
+wrksrc="futures-${version}"
+build_style=python-module
+python_versions="2.7"
+pycompile_module="futures concurrent"
+hostmakedepends="python-setuptools"
+depends="python"
+short_desc="Backport of the concurrent.futures package from Python 3.2"
+maintainer="Eivind Uggedal <eivind@uggedal.com>"
+license="BSD"
+homepage="https://code.google.com/p/pythonfutures/"
+distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/f/futures/futures-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=151c057173474a3a40f897165951c0e33ad04f37de65b6de547ddef107fd0ed3