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+easyblock = 'PythonPackage'
+
+name = 'Cython'
+version = '0.26'
+pyver = '2.7.13'
+pyshortver = '2.7'
+pysubver = '-bare'
+versionsuffix = '-Python-%s%s' % (pyver, pysubver)
+
+homepage = 'https://pypi.python.org/pypi/Cython/'
+
+description = """
+ The Cython language makes writing C extensions for the Python language as easy
+ as Python itself.  Cython is a source code translator based on the well-known
+ Pyrex, but supports more cutting edge functionality and optimizations.
+"""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'GCCcore', 'version': '6.4.0'}
+
+sources = [SOURCE_TAR_GZ]
+source_urls = [PYPI_SOURCE]
+checksums = ['4c24e2c22ddaed624d35229dc5db25049e9e225c6f64f3364326836cad8f2c66']
+
+builddependencies = [
+    ('binutils', '2.28'),
+    ('Python', pyver, pysubver),
+]
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': ['bin/cygdb', 'bin/%(namelower)s',
+              'lib/python%s/site-packages/%%(namelower)s.py' % pyshortver],
+    'dirs': ['lib/python%s/site-packages/%%(name)s' % pyshortver],
+}