diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
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+import setuptools
+import importlib
+import os
+import shutil
+import glob
+import sys
+
+packagename = 'maloja'
+
+assert os.path.exists(packagename)
+
+# use local package!
+sys.path.insert(0,".")
+
+pkginfo = importlib.import_module(".__pkginfo__",package=packagename)
+pkginfo = pkginfo.__dict__
+print(pkginfo)
+
+
+# extract info
+
+readmelocs = [
+	packagename + "/README.md",
+	"README.md"
+]
+
+for rml in readmelocs:
+	if os.path.exists(rml):
+		with open(rml, "r") as fh:
+		    long_description = fh.read()
+		break
+
+setuptools.setup(
+    name=pkginfo.get("links",{}).get("pypi") or pkginfo["name"],
+    version=".".join(str(n) for n in pkginfo["version"]),
+    author=pkginfo["author"]["name"],
+    author_email=pkginfo["author"]["email"],
+    description=pkginfo["desc"],
+	license=pkginfo.get("license") or "GPLv3",
+    long_description=long_description,
+    long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
+    url="https://github.com/" + pkginfo["author"]["github"] + "/" + (pkginfo.get("links",{}).get("github") or pkginfo.get("name")),
+    packages=[packagename],
+    classifiers=[
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+        "License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License v3 (GPLv3)",
+        "Operating System :: OS Independent",
+    ],
+	python_requires=">=3.5",
+	install_requires=pkginfo.get("requires",[]),
+	package_data={'': pkginfo.get("resources",[])},
+	include_package_data=True,
+	entry_points = {
+		"console_scripts":[
+			cmd + " = " + pkginfo["name"] + "." + pkginfo["commands"][cmd]
+			for cmd in pkginfo.get("commands",[])
+		],
+		**{k:pkginfo["entrypoints"][k] for k in pkginfo.get("entrypoints",{})}
+	}
+)