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+#! /usr/bin/env python
+from __future__ import print_function
+
+import sys
+import json
+import shutil
+import argparse
+
+def copy_package(location, destination):
+    shutil.copytree(location, destination)
+
+def package_name(url):
+    """ get the package name from a github url """
+
+    project = url.split('/')[-1].split('.')[0]
+    user = url.split('/')[-2]
+
+    return {
+        "project": project,
+        "user": user
+    }
+
+def self_publish(package_location, destination=".", quiet=False):
+    """ package_location should be the local package to install
+    """
+
+    elm_package_file = "{location}/elm-package.json".format(location=package_location)
+    exact_deps_file = "{destination}/elm-stuff/exact-dependencies.json".format(
+        destination=destination,
+        location=package_location
+    )
+
+    with open(elm_package_file) as f:
+        elm_package = json.load(f)
+
+
+    package_details = package_name(elm_package['repository'])
+    version = elm_package['version']
+
+
+    place = package_details['user'] + '/' + package_details['project']
+
+
+    copy_package(package_location, '{destination}/elm-stuff/packages/{place}/{version}'.format(
+        place=place,
+        version=version,
+        destination=destination
+    ))
+
+
+    with open(exact_deps_file) as f:
+        data = f.read()
+        package_info = {}
+
+        if data:
+            package_info = json.loads(data)
+
+    with open(exact_deps_file, 'w') as f:
+        package_info[place] = version
+        json.dump(package_info, f, sort_keys=False, indent=4)
+
+    with open(elm_package_file, 'w') as f:
+        elm_package['dependencies'][place] = version
+        json.dump(elm_package, f, sort_keys=False, indent=4)
+
+
+def main():
+
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Publish a local package into your project')
+
+    parser.add_argument('--quiet', '-q', action='store_true', help='don\'t print anything', default=False)
+
+    parser.add_argument('package_location')
+    parser.add_argument('destination')
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    self_publish(args.package_location, args.destination, quiet=args.quiet)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()