diff --git a/scparseirc/__init__.py b/scparseirc/__init__.py
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+import socket
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diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
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+from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+
+VERSION = '1.0.0' 
+DESCRIPTION = 'IRC parser for the Sugarcane IM family.'
+LONG_DESCRIPTION = open('README.md').read()
+
+setup(
+        name="scparseirc", 
+        version=VERSION,
+        author="SweeZero",
+        author_email="swee@mailfence.com",
+        description=DESCRIPTION,
+        long_description=LONG_DESCRIPTION,
+        packages=find_packages(),
+        install_requires=[],
+        classifiers= [
+            "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",
+            "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+            "Operating System :: OS Independent",
+        ]
+)