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+# org.onap.dcae
+# ============LICENSE_START====================================================
+# Copyright (c) 2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+# =============================================================================
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+# ============LICENSE_END======================================================
+#
+# ECOMP is a trademark and service mark of AT&T Intellectual Property.
+
+from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+
+try:
+  with open('VERSION') as v_file:
+    version = v_file.read().strip()
+except IOError:
+    print "There was a problem parsing the VERSION file."
+
+setup(
+  name='aria-rest-server',
+  version=version,
+  packages=find_packages(),
+  author = '',
+  author_email = '',
+  description = ('Library for ...'),
+  license = 'Apache 2.0',
+  keywords = '',
+  url = '',
+  zip_safe = True,
+  install_requires=[],
+  entry_points = {}
+)