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+# Template file for 'python3-aiofiles'
+pkgname=python3-aiofiles
+version=0.5.0
+revision=1
+archs=noarch
+wrksrc="${pkgname#*-}-${version}"
+build_style=python3-module
+hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools"
+depends="python3"
+short_desc="File support for asyncio in Python"
+maintainer="Andrew J. Hesford <ajh@sideband.org>"
+license="Apache-2.0"
+homepage="https://github.com/Tinche/aiofiles"
+distfiles="${homepage}/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=b4b12877c1994a31162dc89efe5b2eeae2fe8c8b225290d90b8eaa95a612617c