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+# Template file for 'bpytop'
+pkgname=bpytop
+version=1.0.26
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-makefile
+depends="python3-psutil"
+short_desc="Resource monitor"
+maintainer="Andrew Benson <abenson+void@gmail.com>"
+license="Apache-2.0"
+homepage="https://github.com/aristocratos/bpytop"
+distfiles="${homepage}/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=f0ff729a8e14d2112f3a45a461cb3025895aee28b0c0e52d54c387aa6a80e586
+
+pre_configure() {
+	vsed -e '/^update_check/s/\$update_check/false/' -i bpytop.py
+}