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+from setuptools import setup
+
+setup(
+    name='scaling',
+    version='0.1.0',
+    packages=['scaling'],
+    install_requires=['pint'],
+    author='Dan Howe',
+    author_email='d.howe@wrl.unsw.edu.au',
+    description='convert units using Froude and Reynolds similitude')