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-%global srcname pytest-benchmark
-
-Name:           python-%{srcname}
-Version:        3.1.1
-Release:        8%{?dist}
-Summary:        A py.test fixture for benchmarking code
-License:        BSD
-URL:            https://pytest-benchmark.readthedocs.io
-Source:         https://github.com/ionelmc/%{srcname}/archive/v%{version}/%{srcname}-%{version}.tar.gz
-BuildArch:      noarch
-BuildRequires:  python3-devel
-BuildRequires:  python3-cpuinfo
-BuildRequires:  python3-pytest
-
-%global _description\
-This plugin provides a benchmark fixture. This fixture is a callable object\
-that will benchmark any function passed to it.\
-\
-Notable features and goals:\
-\
-  - Sensible defaults and automatic calibration for microbenchmarks\
-  - Good integration with pytest\
-  - Comparison and regression tracking\
-  - Exhausive statistics\
-  - JSON export
-
-%description %_description
-
-%package -n python3-%{srcname}
-Summary:        %summary
-%{?python_provide:%python_provide python3-%{srcname}}
-Requires:       python3-pytest
-Requires:       python3-cpuinfo
-
-%description -n python3-%{srcname} %_description
-
-%prep
-%autosetup -n %{srcname}-%{version}
-
-%build
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-
-%install
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-
-%check
-%{__python3} setup.py test
-
-%files -n python3-%{srcname}
-%doc README.rst CHANGELOG.rst CONTRIBUTING.rst AUTHORS.rst
-%license LICENSE
-%{_bindir}/py.test-benchmark
-%{_bindir}/pytest-benchmark
-%{python3_sitelib}/pytest_benchmark
-%{python3_sitelib}/pytest_benchmark-%{version}-py*.egg-info
-
-%changelog
-* Tue Jul 23 2019 Stephen Smoogen <smooge@fedoraproject.org> - 3.1.1-8
-- Downgrade to 3.1.1 because EL8 comes with earlier version we can't replace
-
-* Sun Mar 03 2019 Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek <zbyszek@in.waw.pl> - 3.1.1-8
-- Subpackage python2-pytest-benchmark has been removed
-  See https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Mass_Python_2_Package_Removal
-- Fix FTBFS caused by removal of python2-cpuinfo (#1675780)
-
-* Sat Feb 02 2019 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 3.1.1-7
-- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_30_Mass_Rebuild
-
-* Sat Jul 14 2018 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 3.1.1-6
-- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_29_Mass_Rebuild
-
-* Tue Jun 19 2018 Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> - 3.1.1-5
-- Rebuilt for Python 3.7
-
-* Fri Feb 09 2018 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 3.1.1-4
-- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_28_Mass_Rebuild
-
-* Fri Sep 01 2017 Juan Orti Alcaine <jorti@fedoraproject.org> - 3.1.1-3
-- Reduce summary lenght
-
-* Wed Aug 30 2017 Juan Orti Alcaine <jorti@fedoraproject.org> - 3.1.1-2
-- Update BR
-
-* Wed Aug 30 2017 Juan Orti Alcaine <jorti@fedoraproject.org> - 3.1.1-1
-- Initial RPM release
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