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+# Template file for 'python-backports.functools_lru_cache'
+pkgname=python-backports.functools_lru_cache
+version=1.3
+revision=1
+noarch=yes
+wrksrc="backports.functools_lru_cache-${version}"
+build_style=python2-module
+pycompile_module="backports/functools_lru_cache.py"
+hostmakedepends="python-setuptools"
+depends="python-backports"
+short_desc="Backport of functools.lru_cache from Python 3.3"
+maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
+homepage="https://github.com/jaraco/backports.functools_lru_cache"
+license="PSF"
+distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/b/backports.functools_lru_cache/backports.functools_lru_cache-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=444a21bcec4ae177da554321f81a78dc879eaa8f6ea9920cb904830585d31e95
+
+pre_build() {
+	sed -i setup.py \
+		-e "/setuptools_scm/d" \
+		-e "s/use_scm_version=True,/version=\"${version}\",/"
+}