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+ from setuptools import setup
+
+ setup(
+   name='awesome_read_sequencer',
+   version='0.1.0',
+   author='An Awesome Coder',
+   author_email='aac@example.com',
+   packages=['random', 'sys'],
+   scripts=['read_in_FASTA.py','read_sequence.py']
+   license='LICENSE.txt',
+   description='An awesome package that simulates sequencing of a FASTA file.',
+   long_description=open('README.md').read(),
+   install_requires=[
+       "random",
+       "sys"
+   ],
+)
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