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+# Template file for 'python-curtsies'
+pkgname=python-curtsies
+version=0.2.11
+revision=1
+noarch=yes
+wrksrc="curtsies-${version}"
+build_style=python-module
+pycompile_module="curtsies"
+hostmakedepends="python-setuptools python3-setuptools"
+depends="python-blessings>=1.5 python-wcwidth>=0.1.4"
+short_desc="Curses-like terminal wrapper, with colored strings (Python2)"
+maintainer="Maurizio Porrato <maurizio.porrato@gmail.com>"
+homepage="https://github.com/thomasballinger/curtsies"
+license="MIT"
+distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/c/curtsies/curtsies-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=ec4639df654357944c201abd0d791d9dfd3ac27ce4f90ba1c2991aaf07af92ee
+
+post_install() {
+	vlicense LICENSE
+}
+
+python3-curtsies_package() {
+	noarch=yes
+	pycompile_module="curtsies"
+	depends="python3-blessings>=1.5 python3-wcwidth>=0.1.4"
+	short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3}"
+	pkg_install() {
+		vmove usr/lib/python3*
+		vlicense LICENSE
+	}
+}
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+python-curtsies
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