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-## WARNING -- this is TOTALLY out of date
-
-# it needs to be completely replaced with a
-# modern version built on the scikit-build system
-
-package:
-  name: py_gnome
-  version: 0.1.1
-
-source:
-  path: ../
-
-requirements:
-  build:
-    - python
-    - setuptools
-    - numpy
-    - netcdf4
-    - cython
-  run:
-    - adios_db
-    - python
-    - pytest
-    - scipy
-    - numpy
-    - netcdf4
-    - colander
-    - pil
-    - pyzmq
-    - repoze.lru
-    - six
-    - geojson
-
-
-about:
-  home: https://github.com/NOAA-ORR-ERD/PyGnome
-  license: Public Domain
-