setup.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

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import setuptools

# This function call is adapted from documentation on this page:
# https://packaging.python.org/tutorials/packaging-projects/#creating-setup-py
# Retrieved 2020-12-17.
# The config data is drawn from this page:
# https://setuptools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/userguide/declarative_config.html

if __name__ == "__main__":
    setuptools.setup(
      version="attr: example_pkg.__version__"
    )