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+import os
+import sys
+from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+
+def read(fname):
+    return open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), fname)).read()
+    
+requirements = ['httplib2','eventlet','routes','webob']
+
+setup(
+    name = "Quantum",
+    version = "0.1",
+    description = "Layer 2 network as a service for Openstack",
+    long_description = read('README'),
+    url = 'http://launchpad.net/quantum',
+    license = 'Apache',
+    author = 'Netstack',
+    author_email = 'netstack@launchpad.net',
+    packages = find_packages(exclude=['tests']),
+    classifiers = [
+        'Development Status :: 4 - Beta',
+        'Environment :: Console',
+        'Intended Audience :: Developers',
+        'Intended Audience :: Information Technology',
+        'License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License',
+        'Operating System :: OS Independent',
+        'Programming Language :: Python',
+    ],
+    namespace_packages = ["quantum"],
+    install_requires = requirements,
+    
+    tests_require = ["nose"],
+    test_suite = "nose.collector",
+)