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+include Makefile CHANGES LICENSE AUTHORS.md
+recursive-include tests *
+recursive-include examples *
+recursive-include docs *
+recursive-exclude docs *.pyc
+recursive-exclude docs *.pyo
+recursive-exclude tests *.pyc
+recursive-exclude tests *.pyo
+recursive-exclude examples *.pyc
+recursive-exclude examples *.pyo
+prune docs/_build
+prune docs/_themes
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