diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
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+python-aristaproto (1.2+20240521-1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * Initial upload to sid.
+
+ -- Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>  Mon, 29 Jul 2024 11:40:44 +0200
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
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+Source: python-aristaproto
+Section: python
+Priority: optional
+Maintainer: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
+Build-Depends:
+ debhelper-compat (= 13),
+ dh-sequence-python3,
+ pybuild-plugin-pyproject,
+ python3-all,
+ python3-poetry,
+ python3-setuptools,
+Rules-Requires-Root: no
+Standards-Version: 4.7.0
+Homepage: https://github.com/aristanetworks/python-aristaproto
+Vcs-Browser: https://git.progress-linux.org/users/daniel.baumann/debian/packages/python-aristaproto
+Vcs-Git: https://git.progress-linux.org/users/daniel.baumann/debian/packages/python-aristaproto
+
+Package: python3-aristaproto
+Section: python
+Architecture: all
+Depends:
+ ${misc:Depends},
+ ${python3:Depends},
+Description: Arista Protobuf / Python gRPC bindings generator
+ Arista Protobuf provides an improved experience when using Protobuf in a modern
+ Python environment by making use of modern language features and generating
+ readable, understandable, idiomatic Python code.
diff --git a/debian/copyright b/debian/copyright
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+Format: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/
+Upstream-Name: python-aristaproto
+Upstream-Contact: https://github.com/aristanetworks/python-aristaproto/issues
+Source: https://github.com/aristanetworks/python-aristaproto/releases
+
+Files: *
+Copyright: 2023 Arista Networks <ansible@arista.com>
+           2017-2024 Anthony Sottile <asottile@umich.edu>
+License: MIT
+
+Files: debian/*
+Copyright: 2024 Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
+License: MIT
+
+License: MIT
+ Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ .
+ The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ .
+ THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ THE SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
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+#!/usr/bin/make -f
+
+export PYBUILD_NAME=aristaproto
+
+%:
+	dh ${@} --buildsystem=pybuild
+
+execute_after_dh_auto_clean:
+	# help pybuild
+	rm -rf *.egg-info
+
+override_dh_auto_test:
+	# disabled: some dependencies not yet in debian
diff --git a/debian/source/format b/debian/source/format
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+++ b/debian/source/format
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+3.0 (quilt)
diff --git a/debian/watch b/debian/watch
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+++ b/debian/watch
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+version=4
+opts=filenamemangle=s/.+\/v?(\d\S+)\.tar\.gz/python-aristaproto-$1\.tar\.gz/ \
+https://github.com/aristanetworks/python-aristaproto/tags .*/v?(\d\S+)\.tar\.gz