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+# Template file for 'python3-markdown-it'
+pkgname=python3-markdown-it
+version=2.1.0
+revision=1
+build_style=python3-pep517
+make_install_target="dist/markdown_it_py-${version}-*-*-*.whl"
+hostmakedepends="python3-flit_core"
+depends="python3-mdurl"
+short_desc="Python port of the JavaScript mardown-it package"
+maintainer="Jan Christian Grünhage <jan.christian@gruenhage.xyz>"
+license="MIT"
+homepage="https://github.com/executablebooks/markdown-it-py"
+changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/executablebooks/markdown-it-py/master/CHANGELOG.md"
+distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/m/markdown-it-py/markdown-it-py-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=cf7e59fed14b5ae17c0006eff14a2d9a00ed5f3a846148153899a0224e2c07da
+# Tests not shipped in PYPI tarball
+make_check=no
+
+post_install() {
+	vlicense LICENSE
+}