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-# Template file for 'python-backports.configparser'
-pkgname=python-backports.configparser
-version=3.5.0
-revision=2
-wrksrc="configparser-${version}"
-build_style=python2-module
-pycompile_module="backports configparser.py"
-hostmakedepends="python-setuptools"
-depends="python-backports"
-short_desc="Backport of Python 3.x configparser module"
-maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
-homepage="https://bitbucket.org/ambv/configparser"
-license="MIT"
-distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/c/configparser/configparser-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=5308b47021bc2340965c371f0f058cc6971a04502638d4244225c49d80db273a