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+PYTHON_BASEVERSION ?= "2.7"
+PYTHON_ABI ?= ""
+PYTHON_DIR = "python${PYTHON_BASEVERSION}"
+PYTHON_PN = "python${@'' if '${PYTHON_BASEVERSION}'.startswith('2') else '3'}"
+PYTHON_SITEPACKAGES_DIR = "${libdir}/${PYTHON_DIR}/site-packages"