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+from setuptools import find_packages, setup
+
+# Read the contents of your README file
+with open("README.md", "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+    long_description = f.read()
+
+setup(
+    name="tracing_sutures",
+    version="0.1.0",
+    author="Aske T. Rove, Christian L. Bjerregaard, Mikkel W. Breinstrup",
+    author_email="s224362@dtu.dk, s224389@dtu.dk, s224361@dtu.dk",
+    description="Interactive path tracing in 2D medical images",
+    long_description=long_description,
+    long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
+    url="https://lab.compute.dtu.dk/QIM/tools/tracing_sutures",
+    packages=find_packages(),
+    include_package_data=True,
+    classifiers=[
+        "License :: MIT License",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+        "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",
+        "Intended Audience :: Education",
+        "Intended Audience :: Science/Research",
+        "Natural Language :: English",
+        "Operating System :: OS Independent",
+        "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Image Processing",
+        "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Visualization",
+        "Topic :: Software Development :: User Interfaces",
+    ],
+    python_requires=">=3.10",
+    install_requires=[
+        "numpy>=1.23.3",
+        "opencv_python>=4.9.0.80",
+        "PyQt5>=5.15.11",
+        "PyQt5_sip>=12.11.1",
+        "scipy>=1.15.1",
+        "scikit-image>=0.23.2"
+    ]
+)
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