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+[metadata]
+description-file = README.md
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
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+from distutils.core import setup
+
+setup(
+    name = 'videocr',
+    packages = ['videocr'],
+    version = '0.1.1',
+    license = 'MIT',
+    description = 'Extract hardcoded subtitles from videos using machine learning',
+    author = 'Yi Ge',
+    author_email = 'me@yige.ch',
+    url = 'https://github.com/apm1467/videocr',
+    download_url = 'https://github.com/apm1467/videocr/archive/v0.1.tar.gz',
+    install_requires = [
+        'fuzzywuzzy>=0.17',
+        'python-Levenshtein>=0.12',
+        'opencv-python>=4.1,<5.0',
+        'pytesseract>=0.2.6'
+    ],
+    classifiers = [
+      'Development Status :: 3 - Alpha',
+      'Intended Audience :: Developers',
+      'License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License',
+      'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
+      'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7',
+    ],
+)
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