diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
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+include README.mdown
+include LICENSE.txt
+include AUTHORS.txt
+recursive-exclude * *.pyc
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+from setuptools import setup
+
+__AUTHOR__ = 'David Halter'
+__AUTHOR_EMAIL__ = 'davidhalter88@gmail.com'
+
+setup(name='jedi',
+      version='0.5.0-beta',
+      description='An autocompletion tool for Python that can be used from text editors like vim.',
+      author=__AUTHOR__,
+      author_email=__AUTHOR_EMAIL__,
+      maintainer=__AUTHOR__,
+      maintainer_email=__AUTHOR_EMAIL__,
+      url='https://github.com/davidhalter/jedi',
+      license='LGPLv3',
+      keywords='python completion refactoring vim',
+      packages=['jedi'],
+      platforms=['any'],
+      classifiers=[
+          'Development Status :: 4 - Beta',
+          'Environment :: Plugins',
+          'Intended Audience :: Developers',
+          'License :: OSI Approved :: GNU Library or Lesser General Public License (LGPL)',
+          'Operating System :: OS Independent',
+          'Programming Language :: Python',
+          'Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules',
+          'Topic :: Text Editors :: Integrated Development Environments (IDE)',
+          'Topic :: Utilities',
+      ],
+    )