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+"""
+This is a build file for the 
+"""
+from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+import os
+def read(fname):
+    return open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), fname)).read() 
+setup(
+    name = "parse-edi",
+    version = "1.0.1",
+    author = "Vanderbilt University Medical Center",
+    author_email = "steve.l.nyemba@vanderbilt.edu",
+    license = "MIT",
+    packages=['edi'],
+    keywords=['healthcare', 'edi','x12','mongodb','couchdb','rabbitmq','file','read','write','s3'],
+    install_requires = [
+        'data-transport@git+https://dev.the-phi.com/git/steve/data-transport.git',
+        'pymongo','numpy','cloudant','pika','boto','flask-session','smart_open'],
+    url="https://hiplab.mc.vanderbilt.edu/tools",
+    use_2to3=True,
+    long_description=read('README.md'),
+    convert_2to3_doctests=['README.md'],
+    #use_2to3_fixers=['your.fixers'],
+    use_2to3_exclude_fixers=['lib2to3.fixes.fix_import'],
+    )