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+# Template file for 'python3-waitress'
+pkgname=python3-waitress
+version=2.0.0
+revision=1
+wrksrc="waitress-${version}"
+build_style=python3-module
+hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools"
+depends="python3"
+checkdepends="python3-pytest-cov"
+short_desc="Pure-Python WSGI server"
+maintainer="Andrew Benson <abenson+void@gmail.com>"
+license="ZPL-2.1"
+homepage="https://github.com/Pylons/waitress"
+distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/w/waitress/waitress-2.0.0.tar.gz"
+checksum=69e1f242c7f80273490d3403c3976f3ac3b26e289856936d1f620ed48f321897