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-# requirements
-recursive-include requirements *
-
-# git
-include .git_archival.txt
-
-# docker
-include .dockerignore
-recursive-include .docker *
-
-# tests
-include .coveragerc
-recursive-include tests *.bin
-recursive-include tests *.jpg
-recursive-include tests *.jsonl
-recursive-include tests *.png
-recursive-include tests *.pdf
-recursive-include tests *.py
-recursive-include tests *.rst
-recursive-include tests *.txt
-recursive-exclude tests/resources/private *
-
-# documentation
-include LICENSE
-include *.rst
-recursive-exclude .github *
-recursive-include docs *.py
-recursive-include docs *.rst
-recursive-include docs *.svg
-recursive-exclude docs/_build *
-
-
-# support files
-recursive-include src/ocrmypdf/data *
-include *.py
-exclude tasks.py
-recursive-exclude .travis *
-exclude .travis*
-
-
-# code
-exclude src/ocrmypdf/lib/_leptonica.py
-exclude scratch.py