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+# Common code for dbus applications using python.
+
+inherit allarch
+inherit obmc-phosphor-systemd
+inherit obmc-phosphor-license
+
+RDEPENDS_${PN} += "python-dbus python-pygobject"
+SRC_URI += " \
+        file://${PN}.py \
+        "
+S = "${WORKDIR}"
+
+do_install_append() {
+        # install the script
+        install -d ${D}${sbindir}
+        install -m 0755 ${WORKDIR}/${PN}.py ${D}${sbindir}/${PN}
+}