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+Name:          Pyrex
+Version:       0.9.9
+Release:       2mamba
+Summary:       A Language for Writing Python Extension Modules
+Group:         Development/Libraries/Python
+Vendor:        openmamba
+Distribution:  openmamba
+Packager:      Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it>
+URL:           http://www.cosc.canterbury.ac.nz/~greg/python/Pyrex/
+Source:        http://www.cosc.canterbury.ac.nz/%7Egreg/python/Pyrex/Pyrex-%{version}.tar.gz
+License:       Public Domain
+## AUTOBUILDREQ-BEGIN
+BuildRequires: libpython-devel
+## AUTOBUILDREQ-END
+BuildRoot:     %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-root
+
+%description
+Pyrex lets you write code that mixes Python and C data types any way you want, and compiles it into a C extension for Python.
+
+%prep
+%setup -q 
+sed -i "s|python|%{__python}|" bin/pyrexc
+sed -i "s|python|%{__python}|" bin/update_references
+
+%build
+%{__python} setup.py build
+
+%install
+[ "%{buildroot}" != / ] && rm -rf %{buildroot}
+%{__python} setup.py install \
+   --root=%{buildroot} \
+   --install-headers=%{_includedir}/python%{python_version} \
+   --install-lib=%{python_sitearch}
+
+%clean
+[ "%{buildroot}" != / ] && rm -rf %{buildroot}
+
+%files
+%defattr(-,root,root)
+%{_bindir}/pyrexc
+%dir %{python_sitearch}/Pyrex
+%{python_sitearch}/Pyrex/*
+%{python_sitearch}/Pyrex-%{version}-py*.egg-info
+%dir %{python_sitearch}/Pyrex/Compiler
+%{python_sitearch}/Pyrex/Compiler/Lexicon.pickle
+
+%changelog
+* Sun Jun 02 2013 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 0.9.9-2mamba
+- python 2.7 rebuild
+
+* Mon Jun 21 2010 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 0.9.9-1mamba
+- automatic update by autodist
+
+* Wed Mar 10 2010 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 0.9.8.6-1mamba
+- automatic update by autodist
+
+* Mon Nov 24 2008 gil <puntogil@libero.it> 0.9.8.5-1mamba
+- update to 0.9.8.5
+
+* Fri May 09 2008 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 0.9.7-1mamba
+- update to 0.9.7
+
+* Tue Oct 24 2006 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 0.9.4.1-1qilnx
+- update to version 0.9.4.1 by autospec
+
+* Mon Aug 08 2005 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 0.9.3-2qilnx
+- rebuilt with Python 2.4
+
+* Sat Jun 04 2005 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 0.9.3-1qilnx
+- package created by autospec
+
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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 # Pyrex
 
+Pyrex lets you write code that mixes Python and C data types any way you want, and compiles it into a C extension for Python.
+