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+# The order of packages is significant, because pip processes them in the order
+# of appearance. Changing the order has an impact on the overall integration
+# process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
+hacking>=0.12.0,!=0.13.0,<0.14  # Apache-2.0
+# needed for doc build
+sphinx>=1.2.1,!=1.3b1,<1.4  # BSD
+oslosphinx>=4.7.0 # Apache-2.0
+reno>=1.8.0 # Apache-2.0
+mock>=2.0 # BSD
+coverage>=4.0 # Apache-2.0
+oslotest>=1.10.0 # Apache-2.0