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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+script to install ctt
+"""
+import sys
+from setuptools import setup
+sys.path.insert(0, 'lib/')
+import ctt
+
+setup(name='ctt',
+      version=ctt.VERSION,
+      # description=pwman.description,
+      author=ctt.AUTHOR,
+      author_email=ctt.WWW,
+      url=ctt.WWW,
+      license="GNU GPL",
+      packages=['lib/ctt',
+                ],
+      scripts=['bin/ctt'],
+      zip_safe=True,
+      # install_requires=['pycrypto>=2.6',
+      #          'colorama>=0.2.4'],
+      classifiers=[
+          'Environment :: Console',
+          'Intended Audience :: End Users/Desktop',
+          'Intended Audience :: Developers',
+          'Intended Audience :: System Administrators',
+          'License :: GPL version 3',
+          'Operating System :: POSIX',
+          'Programming Language :: Python',
+          'Requires-Python:: 3.x']
+      )