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+import sys
+
+if sys.version_info < (3,3):
+    sys.exit('Sorry, Python < 3.3 is not supported')
+
+from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+
+with open("README.md", "r", encoding="utf-8") as fh:
+    long_description = fh.read()
+
+
+setup(
+    name='jupyter-openbis-server',
+    version= '0.1.0',
+    author='Swen Vermeul |  ID SIS | ETH Zürich',
+    author_email='swen@ethz.ch',
+    description='Server Extension for Jupyter notebooks to connect to openBIS and download/upload datasets, inluding the notebook itself',
+    long_description=long_description,
+    long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
+    url='https://sissource.ethz.ch/sispub/jupyter-openbis-server',
+    packages=find_packages(),
+    license='Apache Software License Version 2.0',
+    install_requires=[
+        'jupyter-nbextensions-configurator',
+        'jupyter',
+        'pybis>=1.9.5',
+        'numpy',
+        'tornado==5.1.1',
+    ],
+    python_requires=">=3.3",
+    classifiers=[
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.3",
+        "Programming Language :: JavaScript",
+        "License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License",
+        "Operating System :: OS Independent",
+    ],
+    include_package_data=True,
+    data_files=[
+        # like `jupyter serverextension enable --sys-prefix`
+        ("etc/jupyter/jupyter_notebook_config.d", [
+            "jupyter-config/jupyter_notebook_config.d/jupyter_openbis_extension.json"
+        ])
+    ],
+    zip_safe=False,
+)