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+SOURCES/python-json-patch-1.2-f6f3cd2.tar.gz
diff --git a/.python-jsonpatch.metadata b/.python-jsonpatch.metadata
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+684780b184dfd298a12d82779f9c6d31d1041b90 SOURCES/python-json-patch-1.2-f6f3cd2.tar.gz
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+%global pypi_name jsonpatch
+%global github_name python-json-patch
+%global commit f6f3cd235337209fc96b71316215a40d1cd3026c
+%global shortcommit %(c=%{commit}; echo ${c:0:7})
+
+Name:           python-%{pypi_name}
+Version:        1.2
+Release:        4%{?dist}
+Summary:        Applying JSON Patches in Python
+
+License:        BSD
+URL:            https://github.com/stefankoegl/%{github_name}
+#Source0:        https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/j/%{pypi_name}/%{pypi_name}-%{version}.tar.gz
+# pypi tarball does not contain README.md and tests.py
+Source0:        https://github.com/stefankoegl/%{github_name}/archive/%{commit}/%{github_name}-%{version}-%{shortcommit}.tar.gz
+
+BuildArch:      noarch
+BuildRequires:  python2-devel
+BuildRequires:  python-setuptools
+BuildRequires:  python-jsonpointer
+Requires:       python-jsonpointer
+
+Provides: python2-jsonpatch
+
+%description
+Library to apply JSON Patches according to RFC 6902.
+
+%prep
+%setup -qn %{github_name}-%{commit}
+
+%build
+%{__python} setup.py build
+
+%install
+%{__python} setup.py install --skip-build --root %{buildroot}
+
+%check
+%{__python} tests.py
+
+%files
+%doc README.md COPYING
+%{python_sitelib}/%{pypi_name}.py*
+%{python_sitelib}/%{pypi_name}-%{version}-py?.?.egg-info
+
+%changelog
+* Thu Apr 13 2017 Charalampos Stratakis <cstratak@gmail.com> - 1.2-4
+- Bump release for rebuild
+Resolves: rhbz#1434888
+
+* Thu Apr 13 2017 Charalampos Stratakis <cstratak@gmail.com> - 1.2-3
+- Import to RHEL 7
+Resolves: rhbz#1434888
+
+* Tue Oct 15 2013 Alan Pevec <apevec@gmail.com> - 1.2-2
+- add runtime dep on jsonpointer
+
+* Fri Oct 11 2013 Alan Pevec <apevec@gmail.com> - 1.2-1
+- Update to 1.2
+
+* Fri Sep 13 2013 Alan Pevec <apevec@gmail.com> - 1.1-2
+- review feedback: move %%check section, add missing build requirements
+
+* Mon Jul 01 2013 Alan Pevec <apevec@gmail.com> - 1.1-1
+- Initial package.