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+++ setup.py
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+import os
+import re
+from io import open
+
+from setuptools import setup
+
+with open(os.path.join('testpath', '__init__.py'), encoding='utf-8') as f:
+    version = re.search(r"^__version__ = ['\"]([^'\"]*)['\"]", f.read(), re.M).group(1)
+
+with open('README.rst', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+    long_description = f.read()
+
+setup(
+    name='testpath',
+    version=version,
+    description='Test utilities for code working with files and commands',
+    long_description=long_description,
+    author='Jupyter Development Team',
+    author_email='jupyter@googlegroups.com',
+    url='https://github.com/jupyter/testpath',
+    license='MIT',
+    packages=['testpath'],
+    classifiers=[
+        'Intended Audience :: Developers',
+        'License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License',
+        'Programming Language :: Python',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
+        'Topic :: Software Development :: Testing',
+    ]
+)
