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+# Validate this file using http://lint.travis-ci.org/
+language: python
+python:
+#  - "2.5"
+  - "2.6"
+  - "2.7"
+install:
+  - "if [[ $TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION != '2.7' ]]; then pip install --use-mirrors argparse; fi"
+  - "if [[ $TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION != '2.5' ]]; then pip install --use-mirrors pysam; fi"
+  - python setup.py install
+script: python setup.py test