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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+# Copyright 2020-present Open Networking Foundation
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import os
+from setuptools import setup
+from shutil import copyfile
+
+LIBRARY_NAME = "CORDRobot"
+
+
+def version():
+    # Copy VERSION file of parent to module directory if not found
+    version_path = os.path.join(LIBRARY_NAME, "VERSION")
+    if not os.path.exists(version_path):
+        copyfile("../VERSION", version_path)
+    with open(version_path) as f:
+        return f.read().strip()
+
+
+def parse_requirements(filename):
+    # parse a requirements.txt file, allowing for blank lines and comments
+    requirements = []
+    for line in open(filename):
+        if line and not line.startswith("#"):
+            requirements.append(line)
+    return requirements
+
+
+setup(
+    name="cord-robot",
+    version=version(),
+    description="CORD Project Robot Libraries and common Resources",
+    author="CORD Developers",
+    include_package_data=True,
+    packages=[LIBRARY_NAME],
+    package_data={
+        LIBRARY_NAME: ["rf-resources/*.resource", "VERSION"]
+    },
+    install_requires=parse_requirements("requirements.txt"),
+)