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+# Template file for 'python3-google-api-core'
+pkgname=python3-google-api-core
+version=1.17.0
+revision=1
+archs=noarch
+wrksrc="${pkgname#*-}-${version}"
+build_style=python3-module
+hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools"
+depends="python3-googleapis-common-protos python3-protobuf python3-google-auth
+ python3-requests python3-six python3-pytz"
+checkdepends="$depends python3-mock python3-pytest"
+short_desc="Google API client core library for Python3"
+maintainer="Peter Bui <pbui@github.bx612.space>"
+license="Apache-2.0"
+homepage="https://github.com/googleapis/python-api-core"
+distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/g/google-api-core/google-api-core-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=e4082a0b479dc2dee2f8d7b80ea8b5d0184885b773caab15ab1836277a01d689
+
+do_check() {
+	: all tests require grpc, which is optional dependencies.
+}