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-# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Copyright (c) 2005, Enthought, Inc.
-# All rights reserved.
-#
-# This software is provided without warranty under the terms of the BSD
-# license included in LICENSE.txt and may be redistributed only
-# under the conditions described in the aforementioned license.  The license
-# is also available online at http://www.enthought.com/licenses/BSD.txt
-# Thanks for using Enthought open source!
-#
-# Author: Enthought, Inc.
-# Description: <Enthought library component>
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-""" Defines version numbering for the Chaco package.
-"""
-major = 2
-minor = 0
-micro = 9
-
-version = "%s.%s.%s" % (major, minor, micro)
-
-
-release_level = "beta"
-branch = ""
-revision = version