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+# Template file for 'python-botocore'
+pkgname=python-botocore
+version=1.12.145
+revision=1
+archs=noarch
+wrksrc="botocore-${version}"
+build_style=python-module
+pycompile_module="botocore"
+hostmakedepends="python-setuptools python3-setuptools"
+depends="python-dateutil python-docutils python-jmespath python-urllib3"
+short_desc="Core functionality library of boto 3 (Python2)"
+maintainer="Robert Lowry <bobertlo@gmail.com>"
+license="Apache-2.0"
+homepage="https://github.com/boto/botocore"
+distfiles="https://github.com/boto/botocore/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=c23cfc8beee3aad86e659199bc69280eb6638e2047808b74b538aa6cbd21eaeb
+
+post_install() {
+	vlicense LICENSE.txt
+}
+
+python3-botocore_package() {
+	archs=noarch
+	pycompile_module="botocore"
+	depends="python3-dateutil python3-docutils python3-jmespath python3-urllib3"
+	short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3}"
+	pkg_install() {
+		"vmove usr/lib/python3*"
+		vlicense LICENSE.txt
+	}
+}
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+python-botocore
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