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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+
+
+with open('README.md') as f:
+    readme = f.read()
+
+with open('LICENSE') as f:
+    license = f.read()
+
+setup(
+    name='cvp-sanity',
+    version='0.1',
+    description='set of tests for MCP verification',
+    long_description=readme,
+    author='Mirantis',
+    license=license,
+    packages=find_packages(exclude=('tests', 'docs'))
+)