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+import matplotlib
+import openpyxl
+import pandas
+import pyyaml
+import setuptools
+
+with open('README.md', 'r', encoding='utf-8') as readme_file:
+    readme = readme_file.read()
+
+setuptools.setup(
+    name='medea',
+    version='0.1',
+    author='Sebastian Wehrle',
+    author_email='sebastian.wehrle@boku.ac.at',
+    description='medea - a power system model',
+    long_description=readme,
+    long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
+    url='https://github.com/inwe-energy/medea',
+    project_urls={},
+    license='MIT',
+    packages=['medea'],
+    install_requires=[pandas, openpyxl, matplotlib, pyyaml],
+)