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+# Template file for 'python3-rtree'
+pkgname=python3-rtree
+version=0.9.4
+revision=1
+archs=noarch
+wrksrc="rtree-${version}"
+build_style=python3-module
+hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools libspatialindex-devel"
+makedepends="python3-devel libspatialindex-devel"
+depends="libspatialindex"
+checkdepends="python3-pytest python3-numpy"
+short_desc="Python3 bindings for libspatialindex"
+maintainer="Karl Nilsson <karl.robert.nilsson@gmail.com>"
+license="MIT"
+homepage="https://toblerity.org/rtree/"
+distfiles="https://github.com/Toblerity/rtree/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=d71a90913d0f1ce52c463383b175248f9469f02aea740f3f7579e541e703ea0f
+
+post_install() {
+	vlicense LICENSE.txt LICENSE
+}
+
+do_check() {
+	python3 -m pytest tests/
+}