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+ipython==0.12
+numpy==1.6.1
+numscons==0.12.0
+pymongo==2.1.1
+## FIXME: could not find svn URL in dependency_links for this package:
+pyreadline==1.7.1.dev-r0
+pytz==2011n
+pyzmq==2.1.11
+readline==6.2.1
+scons==2.1.0
+tornado==2.1.1
+wsgiref==0.1.2