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-import os
-import re
-import shutil
-import sys
-from io import open
-
-from setuptools import find_packages, setup
-
-CURRENT_PYTHON = sys.version_info[:2]
-REQUIRED_PYTHON = (3, 8)
-
-# This check and everything above must remain compatible with Python 2.7.
-if CURRENT_PYTHON < REQUIRED_PYTHON:
-    sys.stderr.write("""
-==========================
-Unsupported Python version
-==========================
-
-This version of Django REST Framework requires Python {}.{}, but you're trying
-to install it on Python {}.{}.
-
-This may be because you are using a version of pip that doesn't
-understand the python_requires classifier. Make sure you
-have pip >= 9.0 and setuptools >= 24.2, then try again:
-
-    $ python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools
-    $ python -m pip install djangorestframework
-
-This will install the latest version of Django REST Framework which works on
-your version of Python. If you can't upgrade your pip (or Python), request
-an older version of Django REST Framework:
-
-    $ python -m pip install "djangorestframework<3.10"
-""".format(*(REQUIRED_PYTHON + CURRENT_PYTHON)))
-    sys.exit(1)
-
-
-def read(f):
-    with open(f, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as file:
-        return file.read()
-
-
-def get_version(package):
-    """
-    Return package version as listed in `__version__` in `init.py`.
-    """
-    init_py = open(os.path.join(package, '__init__.py')).read()
-    return re.search("__version__ = ['\"]([^'\"]+)['\"]", init_py).group(1)
-
-
-version = get_version('rest_framework')
-
-
-if sys.argv[-1] == 'publish':
-    if os.system("pip freeze | grep twine"):
-        print("twine not installed.\nUse `pip install twine`.\nExiting.")
-        sys.exit()
-    os.system("python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel")
-    if os.system("twine check dist/*"):
-        print("twine check failed. Packages might be outdated.")
-        print("Try using `pip install -U twine wheel`.\nExiting.")
-        sys.exit()
-    os.system("twine upload dist/*")
-    print("You probably want to also tag the version now:")
-    print("  git tag -a %s -m 'version %s'" % (version, version))
-    print("  git push --tags")
-    shutil.rmtree('dist')
-    shutil.rmtree('build')
-    shutil.rmtree('djangorestframework.egg-info')
-    sys.exit()
-
-
-setup(
-    name='djangorestframework',
-    version=version,
-    url='https://www.django-rest-framework.org/',
-    license='BSD',
-    description='Web APIs for Django, made easy.',
-    long_description=read('README.md'),
-    long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
-    author='Tom Christie',
-    author_email='tom@tomchristie.com',  # SEE NOTE BELOW (*)
-    packages=find_packages(exclude=['tests*']),
-    include_package_data=True,
-    install_requires=["django>=4.2", 'backports.zoneinfo;python_version<"3.9"'],
-    python_requires=">=3.8",
-    zip_safe=False,
-    classifiers=[
-        'Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable',
-        'Environment :: Web Environment',
-        'Framework :: Django',
-        'Framework :: Django :: 4.2',
-        'Framework :: Django :: 5.0',
-        'Framework :: Django :: 5.1',
-        'Intended Audience :: Developers',
-        'License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License',
-        'Operating System :: OS Independent',
-        'Programming Language :: Python',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only',
-        'Topic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP',
-    ],
-    project_urls={
-        'Funding': 'https://fund.django-rest-framework.org/topics/funding/',
-        'Source': 'https://github.com/encode/django-rest-framework',
-        'Changelog': 'https://www.django-rest-framework.org/community/release-notes/',
-    },
-)
-
-# (*) Please direct queries to the discussion group, rather than to me directly
-#     Doing so helps ensure your question is helpful to other users.
-#     Queries directly to my email are likely to receive a canned response.
-#
-#     Many thanks for your understanding.