diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+import codecs
+
+try:
+    from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+except ImportError:
+    from ez_setup import use_setuptools
+    use_setuptools()
+    from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+
+import github2
+
+setup(
+    name='python-github2',
+    version=github2.__version__,
+    description=github2.__doc__,
+    author=github2.__author__,
+    author_email=github2.__contact__,
+    url=github2.__homepage__,
+    platforms=["any"],
+    packages=find_packages(exclude=['ez_setup']),
+    install_requires=[
+    ],
+    classifiers=[
+        "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",
+        "Operating System :: OS Independent",
+        "Programming Language :: Python",
+    ],
+    long_description=codecs.open('README.rst', "r", "utf-8").read(),
+)