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+from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+import os
+
+version = '0.1.0'
+
+LONG_DESCRIPTION = """
+===============
+django-helpdesk
+===============
+
+This is a Django-powered helpdesk ticket tracker, designed to
+plug into an existing Django website and provide you with 
+internal (or, perhaps, external) helpdesk management.
+"""
+
+setup(
+    name='django-helpdesk',
+    version=version,
+    description="Django-powered ticket tracker for your helpdesk",
+    long_description=LONG_DESCRIPTION,
+    classifiers=[
+        "Programming Language :: Python",
+        "Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules",
+        "Framework :: Django",
+        "Environment :: Web Environment",
+        "Operating System :: OS Independent",
+        "Intended Audience :: Customer Service",
+        "License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License",
+        "Natural Language :: English",
+        "Topic :: Office/Business",
+        "Topic :: Software Development :: Bug Tracking",
+    ],
+    keywords=['django', 'helpdesk', 'tickets', 'incidents', 'cases'],
+    author='Ross Poulton',
+    author_email='ross@rossp.org',
+    url='http://github.com/rossp/django-helpdesk',
+    license='BSD',
+    packages=find_packages(),
+    include_package_data=True,
+    zip_safe=False,
+    install_requires=['setuptools'],
+)
+