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+include README.md LICENSE
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+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools", "wheel"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[project]
+name = "medcoder"
+version = "0.1.0"
+description = "This tool automates the verification, translation and organisation of medical coding lists defining cohort phenotypes for inclusion criteria."
+readme = "README.md"
+authors = [{ name = "Jakub J. Dylag", email = "J.J.Dylag@soton.ac.uk" }]
+license = { file = "LICENSE" }
+dependencies = [
+    "pandas",
+    "numpy"
+]
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