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 # monopython
 
-a single file package with docs and tests
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+- Goal:
+  	- A complete python package written in a single setup.py file
+  	  that converts existing packages into single setup.py file packages
+- Needs:
+	- Multiple modules/packages
+	- with imports between modules
+	- sphinx docs: narrative and autodoc
+	- tests: at least one function/class per module
+- No cheese:
+	- No making additional (standard) files
+	- No writing everything as strings - things should be live code as much as possible
+
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+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
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+from setuptools import setup
+
+setup(
+    name='monopython',
+    version='0.0.1',
+)
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