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+pkgname = "python-sortedcontainers"
+pkgver = "2.4.0"
+pkgrel = 0
+build_style = "python_pep517"
+hostmakedepends = [
+    "python-build",
+    "python-installer",
+    "python-setuptools",
+    "python-wheel",
+]
+checkdepends = ["python-pytest"]
+pkgdesc = "Sorted Container Types: Sorted List, Sorted Dict, and Sorted Set"
+maintainer = "Duncan Bellamy <dunk@denkimushi.com>"
+license = "Apache-2.0"
+url = "https://grantjenks.com/docs/sortedcontainers/index.html"
+source = f"https://github.com/grantjenks/python-sortedcontainers/archive/refs/tags/v{pkgver}.zip"
+sha256 = "a3864b31f950deae4a4e6c7cb553e68a78fccdc72dcfcc7a701dd44918d504d9"