diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
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diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
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-from setuptools import setup, find_packages
-import sys, os
-
-import anki
-
-setup(name='anki',
-      version=anki.version,
-      description='An intelligent spaced-repetition memory training library',
-      long_description="",
-      # Get strings from http://www.python.org/pypi?%3Aaction=list_classifiers
-      classifiers=[
-    'Intended Audience :: Developers',
-    'Intended Audience :: Education',
-    'License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License (GPL)',
-    'Operating System :: OS Independent',
-    'Programming Language :: Python',
-    'Topic :: Education',
-    'Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules',
-        ],
-      keywords='',
-      author='Damien Elmes',
-      author_email='anki@ichi2.net',
-      url='http://ichi2.net/anki/index.html',
-      license='GPLv3',
-      packages=["anki", "anki.importing", "anki.template"],
-      package_data={'anki': ['locale/*/*/*'],},
-      include_package_data=True,
-      zip_safe=False,
-      install_requires=[
-        ],
-      )