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+# Evan Widloski - 2019-03-04
+# makefile for building
+
+.PHONY: dist
+dist:
+	python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
+
+.PHONY: pypi
+pypi: dist
+	twine upload dist/*
+
+.PHONY: clean
+clean:
+	rm dist/*