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+# Template file for 'python3-augeas'
+pkgname=python3-augeas
+version=1.1.0
+revision=1
+wrksrc="python-augeas-${version}"
+build_style=python3-module
+hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools augeas-devel python3-cffi"
+makedepends="python3-devel"
+depends="augeas python3-cffi"
+checkdepends="python3-cffi"
+short_desc="Python 3 bindings for Augeas"
+maintainer="Kartik S. <kartik.ynwa@gmail.com>"
+license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
+homepage="https://github.com/hercules-team/python-augeas"
+distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/p/python-augeas/python-augeas-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=5194a49e86b40ffc57055f73d833f87e39dce6fce934683e7d0d5bbb8eff3b8c
+
+do_check() {
+	cd test
+	python3 test_augeas.py
+}
+
+post_install() {
+	rm -rf ${DESTDIR}/${py3_sitelib}/test
+}