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diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 20da456d9..57ec1d343 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+"""setup.py
+
+Please see README for basic installation instructions.
+
+"""
+
+# set this flag to True to compile
+# C extensions
+BUILD_CEXTENSIONS = False
+
 import os
 import sys
 import re
@@ -19,7 +29,6 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     from distutils.core import setup, Extension
 
-BUILD_CEXTENSIONS = False
 
 def find_packages(dir_):
     packages = []