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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# $Id$
+# Copyright: This file has been placed in the public domain.
+
+"""
+This is a quick & dirty installation shortcut. It is equivalent to the
+command::
+
+    python setup.py install
+
+However, the shortcut lacks error checking and command-line option
+processing.  If you need any kind of customization or help, please use
+one of::
+
+    python setup.py install --help
+    python setup.py --help
+"""
+
+from distutils import core
+from setup import do_setup
+
+if __name__ == '__main__' :
+    print __doc__
+    core._setup_stop_after = 'config'
+    dist = do_setup()
+    dist.commands = ['install']
+    dist.run_commands()