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-# Template file for 'python-backports.shutil_get_terminal_size'
-pkgname=python-backports.shutil_get_terminal_size
-version=1.0.0
-revision=1
-archs=noarch
-wrksrc="backports.shutil_get_terminal_size-${version}"
-build_style=python2-module
-pycompile_module="backports"
-hostmakedepends="python-setuptools"
-depends="python-backports"
-short_desc="Backport of the get_terminal_size function from Python 3.3's shutil"
-maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
-homepage="https://github.com/chrippa/backports.shutil_get_terminal_size"
-license="MIT"
-distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/b/backports.shutil_get_terminal_size/backports.shutil_get_terminal_size-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=713e7a8228ae80341c70586d1cc0a8caa5207346927e23d09dcbcaf18eadec80
-
-post_install() {
-	# namespace provided by python-backports package
-	rm -f ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/python*/site-packages/backports/__init__.py
-}