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+# Template file for 'python-monotonic'
+pkgname=python-monotonic
+version=1.3
+revision=1
+noarch=yes
+wrksrc="monotonic-${version}"
+build_style=python2-module
+hostmakedepends="python-setuptools"
+pycompile_module="monotonic"
+short_desc="Implementation of time.monotonic() for Python 2"
+maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"
+homepage="https://pypi.python.org/pypi/monotonic"
+license="Apache-2.0"
+distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/m/monotonic/monotonic-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=2b469e2d7dd403f7f7f79227fe5ad551ee1e76f8bb300ae935209884b93c7c1b