diff --git a/python/damask/LICENSE b/python/damask/LICENSE
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+../../LICENSE
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diff --git a/python/damask/setup.py b/python/damask/setup.py
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+import setuptools
+
+setuptools.setup(
+    name="xxx",
+    version="0.0.1",
+    author="The DAMASK team",
+    author_email="damask@mpie.de",
+    description="A small example package",
+    long_description='test',
+    long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
+    url="https://github.com/pypa/sampleproject",
+    packages=setuptools.find_packages(),
+    classifiers=[
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+        "License :: OSI Approved :: GLPv3",
+        "Operating System :: OS Independent",
+    ],
+)