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+[buildout]
+develop = shared/schema
+          shared/support
+          shared/messaging/events
+          apps/cli/executables/ingestion
+          apps/cli/executables/weblog_thumbs
+          apps/cli/executables/alma_reingester
+          apps/cli/executables/alma_product_fetch
+          apps/cli/executables/epilogue
+          apps/cli/executables/datafetcher
+          apps/cli/executables/vlba_grabber
+          apps/cli/utilities/s_code_project_updater
+          apps/cli/utilities/proprietary_setter
+          apps/cli/utilities/mr_clean
+          apps/cli/utilities/faultchecker
+          apps/cli/utilities/mr_books
+          apps/cli/utilities/dumplogs
+          apps/cli/utilities/datafinder
+          apps/cli/utilities/qa_results
+          apps/cli/launchers/pymygdala
+          apps/cli/launchers/wf
+parts = py
+
+[py]
+recipe = zc.recipe.egg
+interpreter = py
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