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+{% set name = "ninja" %}
+{% set version = "1.11.1.1" %}
+
+package:
+  name: {{ name|lower }}-python
+  version: {{ version }}
+
+source:
+  url: https://pypi.io/packages/source/{{ name[0] }}/{{ name }}/ninja-{{ version }}.tar.gz
+  sha256: 9d793b08dd857e38d0b6ffe9e6b7145d7c485a42dcfea04905ca0cdb6017cc3c
+
+build:
+  noarch: python
+  script: {{ PYTHON }} -m pip install . -vv --no-deps --no-build-isolation
+  number: 0
+  missing_dso_whitelist:
+    - "*/libstdc++.so.6"
+    - "*/libgcc_s.so.1"
+    - "*/libc++.1.dylib"
+
+requirements:
+  build:
+    - {{ compiler('c') }}
+    - {{ compiler('cxx') }}
+    - make
+    - cmake
+    - python >=3.8
+    - setuptools >=42
+    - setuptools-scm
+    - scikit-build
+    - pip
+  host:
+    - {{ compiler('c') }}
+    - {{ compiler('cxx') }}
+    - make
+    - cmake
+    - python >=3.8
+    - setuptools >=42
+    - setuptools-scm
+    - scikit-build
+    - pip
+  run:
+    - python >=3.8
+
+test:
+  imports:
+    - ninja
+  commands:
+    - pip check
+  requires:
+    - pip
+
+about:
+  home: https://github.com/scikit-build/ninja-python-distributions
+  summary: Ninja is a small build system with a focus on speed
+  license: Apache-2.0
+  license_file: LICENSE_Apache_20
+
+extra:
+  recipe-maintainers:
+    - mediocretech