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@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Dependencies
 Usage
 -----
 
-After installing the library, simply import pyobd, and create a new OBD connection object. By default, python-OBD will scan for Bluetooth and USB serial ports (in that order), and will pick the first connection it finds. The port can also be specified manually by passing a connection string to the OBD constructor. You can also use the scanSerial helper retrieve a list of connected ports::
+After installing the library, simply import 'obd', and create a new OBD connection object. By default, python-OBD will scan for Bluetooth and USB serial ports (in that order), and will pick the first connection it finds. The port can also be specified manually by passing a connection string to the OBD constructor. You can also use the scanSerial helper retrieve a list of connected ports::
 
     import obd
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
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+#!/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf8 -*-
+
+from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+
+setup(
+    name="obd",
+    version="0.1.0",
+    description=("Serial module for handling live sensor data from a vehicle's OBD-II port"),
+    classifiers=[
+        "Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux",
+        "License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License v2 (GPLv2)",
+        "Topic :: System :: Monitoring",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 2",
+        "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",
+        "Topic :: System :: Logging",
+        "Intended Audience :: Developers",
+    ],
+    keywords="obd obd-II obd-ii obd2 car serial vehicle diagnostic",
+    author="Brendan Whitfield",
+    author_email="brendanw@windworksdesign.com",
+    url="http://github.com/brendanwhitfield/python-OBD",
+    license="GNU GPLv2",
+    packages=find_packages(),
+    include_package_data=True,
+    zip_safe=False,
+    install_requires=["pyserial"],
+)
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