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+# Template file for 'turses'
+pkgname=turses
+version=0.3.1
+revision=1
+build_style=python2-module
+short_desc="A Twitter client for the console"
+maintainer="maxice8 <thinkabit.ukim@gmail.com>"
+hostmakedepends="python-setuptools"
+depends="python-urwid python-future python-tweepy python-backports.configparser"
+license="GPL-3"
+homepage="https://pypi.python.org/pypi/turses"
+distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/t/turses/turses-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=46a61541d1acd1338561a198b3011081b91f118415c08b111444cdb24685b396
+noarch=yes
+
+pre_build() {
+	# The package isn't updated for a time and the dependencies have been updated
+	# the build will work but running the program will fail because dependency
+	# versions don't match
+	sed '/tweepy==/d' -i setup.py
+	sed '/urwid==/d' -i setup.py
+	sed '/future==/d' -i setup.py
+}