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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import sys
+
+from ansible import __version__
+try:
+    from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+except ImportError:
+    print("Ansible now needs setuptools in order to build. Install it using"
+            " your package manager (usually python-setuptools) or via pip (pip"
+            " install setuptools).")
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+setup(name='ansible',
+      version=__version__,
+      description='Radically simple IT automation',
+      author='Michael DeHaan',
+      author_email='michael@ansible.com',
+      url='http://ansible.com/',
+      license='GPLv3',
+      install_requires=['paramiko', 'jinja2', "PyYAML", 'setuptools', 'pycrypto >= 2.6'],
+      # package_dir={ '': 'lib' },
+      # packages=find_packages('lib'),
+      package_data={
+         '': ['module_utils/*.ps1', 'modules/core/windows/*.ps1', 'modules/extras/windows/*.ps1'],
+      },
+      scripts=[
+         'bin/ansible',
+         'bin/ansible-playbook',
+         # 'bin/ansible-pull',
+         # 'bin/ansible-doc',
+         # 'bin/ansible-galaxy',
+         # 'bin/ansible-vault',
+      ],
+      data_files=[],
+)