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+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools >= 64", "setuptools-scm>=8.0"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[project]
+name = "bluepyopt"
+authors = [
+    {name = "Blue Brain Project, EPFL", email = "werner.vangeit@epfl.ch"},
+]
+description=Bluebrain Python Optimisation Library (bluepyopt)"
+readme = "README.rst"
+license = {file = "LICENSE.txt"}
+requires-python = ">= 3.9"
+dynamic = ["version"]
+dependencies = [
+    "numpy>=1.6",
+    "pandas>=0.18",
+    "deap>=1.3.3",
+    "efel>=2.13",
+    "ipyparallel",
+    "pickleshare>=0.7.3",
+    "Jinja2>=2.8",
+    "Pebble>=4.6.0",
+    "NEURON>=7.8",
+]
+classifiers = [
+   "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
+    "Environment :: Console",
+    "License :: OSI Approved :: GNU Lesser General Public "
+    "License v3 (LGPLv3)",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only",
+    "Operating System :: POSIX",
+    "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering",
+    "Topic :: Utilities",
+]
+keywords = [
+    "optimisation",
+    "neuroscience",
+    "BlueBrainProject"
+]
+
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+all = ["scoop>=0.7", "pyneuroml>=0.5.20", "libNeuroML>=0.3.1", "LFPy>=2.3", "arbor>=0.10"]
+tests = ["pyneuroml>=0.5.20", "libNeuroML>=0.3.1", "LFPy>=2.3", "arbor>=0.10"]
+scoop = ["scoop>=0.7"]
+neuroml = ["pyneuroml>=0.5.20", "libNeuroML>=0.3.1"]
+lfpy = ["LFPy>=2.3"]
+arbor = ["arbor>=0.10"]
+
+[project.urls]
+Homepage = "https://github.com/BlueBrain/BluePyOpt"
+Source = "https://github.com/BlueBrain/BluePyOpt"
+Repository = "https://github.com/BlueBrain/BluePyOpt.git"
+Tracker = "https://github.com/BlueBrain/BluePyOpt/issues"
+Documentation = "https://bluepyopt.readthedocs.io/en/latest"
+
+[project.scripts]
+bpopt_tasksdb = "bluepyopt:ipyp.bpopt_tasksdb.main"
+
+[tool.setuptools]
+include-package-data = true
+
+[tool.setuptools.package-data]
+bluepyopt = [
+    "ephys/static/arbor_mechanisms.json",
+    "ephys/templates/cell_template.jinja2",
+    "ephys/templates/acc/_json_template.jinja2",
+    "ephys/templates/acc/decor_acc_template.jinja2",
+    "ephys/templates/acc/label_dict_acc_template.jinja2",
+    "ephys/examples/simplecell/simple.swc",
+    "neuroml/NeuroML2_mechanisms/*.nml"
+]
+
+[tool.setuptools.packages.find]
+exclude = ["examples*"]
+
+[tool.setuptools_scm]
+version_scheme = "python-simplified-semver"
+local_scheme = "no-local-version"