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+inherit distutils
+
+DEPENDS += "python-distribute-native"
+
+DISTUTILS_INSTALL_ARGS = "--root=${D} \
+    --prefix=${prefix} \
+    --install-lib=${PYTHON_SITEPACKAGES_DIR} \
+    --install-data=${datadir}"