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diff --git a/package/python3-setuptools/python3-setuptools.mk b/package/python3-setuptools/python3-setuptools.mk
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+################################################################################
+#
+# python3-setuptools
+#
+################################################################################
+
+# Please keep in sync with
+# package/python-setuptools/python-setuptools.mk
+PYTHON3_SETUPTOOLS_VERSION = 40.6.3
+PYTHON3_SETUPTOOLS_SOURCE = setuptools-$(PYTHON3_SETUPTOOLS_VERSION).zip
+PYTHON3_SETUPTOOLS_SITE = https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/37/1b/b25507861991beeade31473868463dad0e58b1978c209de27384ae541b0b
+PYTHON3_SETUPTOOLS_LICENSE = MIT
+PYTHON3_SETUPTOOLS_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
+PYTHON3_SETUPTOOLS_SETUP_TYPE = setuptools
+HOST_PYTHON3_SETUPTOOLS_DL_SUBDIR = python-setuptools
+HOST_PYTHON3_SETUPTOOLS_NEEDS_HOST_PYTHON = python3
+
+define HOST_PYTHON3_SETUPTOOLS_EXTRACT_CMDS
+	$(UNZIP) -d $(@D) $(HOST_PYTHON3_SETUPTOOLS_DL_DIR)/$(PYTHON3_SETUPTOOLS_SOURCE)
+	mv $(@D)/setuptools-$(PYTHON3_SETUPTOOLS_VERSION)/* $(@D)
+	$(RM) -r $(@D)/setuptools-$(PYTHON3_SETUPTOOLS_VERSION)
+endef
+
+$(eval $(host-python-package))