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+import os
+from setuptools import setup
+
+README = open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'README.rst')).read()
+INSTALL_REQUIREMENTS = ["Pillow"]
+TEST_REQUIREMENTS = []
+
+# allow setup.py to be run from any path
+os.chdir(os.path.normpath(os.path.join(os.path.abspath(__file__), os.pardir)))
+
+setup(
+    name='pydenticon',
+    version='0.0-dev',
+    packages=['pydenticon'],
+    include_package_data=True,
+    license='BSD',  # example license
+    description='Library for generating identicons. Port of Sigil (https://github.com/cupcake/sigil) with enhancements.',
+    long_description=README,
+    url='https://github.com/azaghal/pydenticon',
+    author='Branko Majic',
+    author_email='branko@majic.rs',
+    install_requires=INSTALL_REQUIREMENTS,
+    tests_require=TEST_REQUIREMENTS,
+    classifiers=[
+        'Environment :: Other Environment',
+        'Environment :: Web Environment',
+        'Intended Audience :: Developers',
+        'License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License',
+        'Operating System :: OS Independent',
+        'Programming Language :: Python',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7',
+        'Topic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP :: Dynamic Content',
+        'Topic :: Multimedia :: Graphics',
+        'Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries',
+    ],
+)