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+# Template file for 'python3-py7zr'
+pkgname=python3-py7zr
+version=0.16.2
+revision=1
+wrksrc="py7zr-${version}"
+build_style=python3-module
+hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools_scm"
+depends="python3-texttable python3-pycryptodomex python3-importlib_metadata
+ python3-Brotli python3-pyzstd python3-pyppmd python3-pybcj
+ python3-multivolumefile"
+short_desc="7zip in python3 with various compressions, and AES encryption"
+maintainer="Joel Beckmeyer <joel@beckmeyer.us>"
+license="LGPL-2.1-or-later"
+homepage="https://github.com/miurahr/py7zr"
+distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/p/py7zr/py7zr-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=e741f0271ebb12551e4a4b57bf01fca226e7136ff301d15c083cd262f8c4a0d6
+# testing requires unpackaged modules:
+# pyannotate_runtime, pytest-benchmark, pytest-remotedata, pytest-profiling
+make_check=no