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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+from distutils.core import setup
+
+setup(
+     name='BiG-SCAPE',
+     version='1.1.3',
+     py_modules=['functions','ArrowerSVG'],
+     scripts=['bigscape.py'],
+     description='Biosynthetic Genes Similarity Clustering and Prospecting Engine.',
+     keywords=['secondary metabolites', 'natural products', 'genome mining'],
+     url='https://github.com/medema-group/BiG-SCAPE',
+     author='Jorge Navarro',
+     author_email='jorge.c.navarro.munoz@gmail.com',
+     license='GNU Affero v3'
+     )
+
+