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+import os
+from setuptools import setup
+
+with open("./README.md", "r") as md:
+   readme = md.read()
+
+setup(
+   name='planktoscope',
+   version='1.0',
+   packages=['planktoscope'],
+   author="Romain Bazile",
+   author_email="planktoscope@gmail.com",
+   description="An open and affordable imaging platform for citizen oceanography",
+   long_description=readme,
+   long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
+   url="https://github.com/PlanktoScope/PlanktoScope",
+   classifiers=[
+      "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
+      "License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License v3 (GPLv3)",
+   ],
+)