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+from setuptools import find_packages
+from setuptools import setup
+
+setup(
+    name='pre_commit_hooks',
+    version='0.0.0',
+    packages=find_packages('.', exclude=('tests*', 'testing*')),
+    install_requires=[
+        'argparse',
+        'simplejson',
+    ],
+)