diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+*~
+\#*#
+*.pyc
+*.egg-info
+docs/build
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CDTools/__init__.py b/CDTools/__init__.py
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+++ b/CDTools/__init__.py
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+from __future__ import division, print_function, absolute_import
+
+from CDTools import tools
diff --git a/CDTools/tools/__init__.py b/CDTools/tools/__init__.py
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+++ b/CDTools/tools/__init__.py
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+from __future__ import division, print_function, absolute_import
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
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+++ b/setup.py
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+import setuptools
+
+with open("README.md", "r") as fh:
+    long_description = fh.read()
+
+setuptools.setup(
+    name="CDTools",
+    version="0.0.1",
+    author="Abe Levitan, Madelyn Cain",
+    author_email="alevitan@mit.edu",
+    description="Coherent Diffraction Tools",
+    long_description=long_description,
+    long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
+    url="https://github.mit.edu/scattering/CDTools.git",
+    install_requires=[
+        "numpy",
+        "scipy",
+        "matplotlib",
+        "pytorch",
+        "h5py"],
+    packages=setuptools.find_packages(),
+    classifiers=[
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+        "Operating System :: OS Independent",
+    ],
+)