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-#!/usr/bin/env python
-# Copyright: 2001 by Juergen Hermann <jh@web.de>
-# Copyright: 2001-2024 MoinMoin:ThomasWaldmann
-# Copyright: 2023-2024 MoinMoin:UlrichB
-# License: GNU GPL v2 (or any later version), see LICENSE.txt for details.
-
-from setuptools import setup
-
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    setup()
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