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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+from setuptools import setup
+
+setup(name="couchpotato",
+      packages=['couchpotato'],
+      package_dir={'': 'src'},
+      install_requires=[
+          'argparse',
+          'sqlalchemy',
+          'elixir',
+          'nose'],
+      entry_points="""
+      [console_scripts]
+      couchpotato = couchpotato.cli:cmd_couchpotato
+      """)
+