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+# Template file for 'python3-httpx'
+pkgname=python3-httpx
+version=0.19.0
+revision=1
+wrksrc="httpx-${version}"
+build_style=python3-module
+hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools"
+short_desc="Next generation HTTP client for Python"
+maintainer="Andrew Benson <abenson+void@gmail.com>"
+license="BSD-3-Clause"
+homepage="www.python-httpx.org"
+distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/h/httpx/httpx-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=92ecd2c00c688b529eda11cedb15161eaf02dee9116712f621c70d9a40b2cdd0
+make_check=no # test environment requires old versions
+
+post_install() {
+	vlicense LICENSE.md LICENSE
+}