diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
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--- a/MANIFEST.in
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-include *.rst
-include CONTRIBUTORS.txt
-include LICENSE
-include *.ini
-global-exclude *.pyc
-recursive-include docs *.rst *.py
-recursive-include tests *.py *.ini *.rst *_diff
-recursive-include src *.py
-prune docs/build/