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+.PHONY: release install files test docs prepare publish
+
+all:
+	@echo "make release - prepares a release and publishes it"
+	@echo "make dev - prepares a development environment"
+	@echo "make install - install on local system"
+	@echo "make files - update changelog and todo files"
+	@echo "make test - run tox"
+	@echo "make docs - build docs"
+	@echo "prepare - prepare module for release (CURRENTLY IRRELEVANT)"
+	@echo "make publish - upload to pypi"
+
+release: test docs publish
+
+dev:
+	pip install -rdev-requirements.txt
+	python setup.py develop
+
+install:
+	python setup.py install
+
+files:
+	grep '# TODO' -rn * --exclude-dir=docs --exclude-dir=build --exclude=TODO.md | sed 's/: \+#/:    # /g;s/:#/:    # /g' | sed -e 's/^/- /' | grep -v Makefile > TODO.md
+	git log --oneline --decorate --color > CHANGELOG
+
+test:
+	pip install tox
+	tox
+
+docs:
+	pip install sphinx sphinx-rtd-theme
+	cd docs && make html
+	pandoc README.md -f markdown -t rst -s -o README.rst
+
+prepare:
+	python scripts/make-release.py
+
+publish:
+	python setup.py sdist upload
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