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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# Copyright (c) 2012 OpenStack, LLC.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or
+# implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import setuptools
+
+setuptools.setup(
+    name='tempest',
+    version="0.1",
+    description='The OpenStack Integration Test Suite',
+    license='Apache License (2.0)',
+    author='OpenStack',
+    author_email='openstack@lists.launchpad.net',
+    url='http://github.com/openstack/tempest/',
+    classifiers=[
+        'Development Status :: 4 - Beta',
+        'License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License',
+        'Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.6',
+        'Environment :: No Input/Output (Daemon)',
+    ],
+    py_modules=[])