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+from distutils.core import setup
+# from distutils import util
+import site
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    site_package_path = site.getsitepackages()
+    setup(
+        name='navigationToolbox',
+        package_dir={
+            'navigationToolbox': 'src',
+            'navigationToolbox.database': 'src/database',
+            'navigationToolbox.processing': 'src/processing',
+            # 'navigation-toolbox.rendering': 'src/rendering',
+            # 'navigation-toolbox.comparing': 'src/comparing'
+        },
+        packages=[
+            'navigationToolbox',
+            'navigationToolbox.database',
+            'navigationToolbox.processing',
+            # 'navigation-toolbox.rendering',
+            # 'navigation-toolbox.comparing'
+        ],
+        data_files=[
+                    (site_package_path[0] +
+                     '/navigationToolbox',
+                     ['src/database.db'])
+        ],
+        version='0.1',
+        description='The toolbox used by the research'
+                    ' group Neurobiology at Bielefeld Univeristy',
+        url='https://lamina.biologie.uni-bielefeld.de/',
+        author='Members of the research group',
+        author_email='olivier.bertrand@uni-bielefeld.de',
+        license='Bielefeld University',
+    )