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+from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+
+setup(
+    name= 'smbsurf',
+    description='',
+    version='0.0',
+    packages=find_packages(),
+    install_requires=[],
+    author="Stephen M. McQuay",
+    author_email="stephen@mcquay.me",
+    url="https://mcquay.me/hg/research",
+    license="WTFPL",
+)