diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
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+python-jose (3.1.0-1+swh1) unstable-swh; urgency=medium
+
+  * Initial release.
+
+ -- Antoine Lambert <antoine.lambert@inria.fr>  Mon, 16 Mar 2020 16:33:02 +0100
diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
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+9
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
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+Source: python-jose
+Section: python
+Priority: optional
+Maintainer: Software Heritage Developers <swh-devel@inria.fr>
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>=9),
+               dh-python,
+               python3-all,
+               python3-setuptools,
+               python3-pycryptodome,
+               python3-pytest,
+               python3-pytest-cov,
+               python3-pytest-runner,
+               python3-six,
+               python3-rsa,
+               python3-ecdsa,
+               python3-pyasn1
+Standards-Version: 3.1.0
+Homepage: https://github.com/mpdavis/python-jose
+Vcs-Browser: https://github.com/mpdavis/python-jose.git
+Vcs-Git: https://github.com/mpdavis/python-jose.git
+X-Python3-Version: >= 3.1
+
+Package: python3-jose
+Architecture: all
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${python3:Depends},
+Description: A JOSE implementation in Python
+ The JavaScript Object Signing and Encryption (JOSE) technologies -
+ JSON Web Signature (JWS), JSON Web Encryption (JWE), JSON Web Key (JWK),
+ and JSON Web Algorithms (JWA) - collectively can be used to encrypt
+ and/or sign content using a variety of algorithms. While the full
+ set of permutations is extremely large, and might be daunting to some,
+ it is expected that most applications will only use a small set of
+ algorithms to meet their needs.
+
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-jose
+Upstream-Contact: Michael Davis <mike.philip.davis@gmail.com>
+Source: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/python-jose
+
+Files: *
+Copyright: 2015-2019, Michael Davis and individual contributors
+License: EXPAT
+
+License: EXPAT
+ 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/gbp.conf b/debian/gbp.conf
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+[DEFAULT]
+upstream-branch=debian/upstream
+upstream-tag=debian/upstream/%(version)s
+debian-branch=debian/unstable-swh
+pristine-tar=True
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
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+#!/usr/bin/make -f
+
+export PYBUILD_NAME=python-jose
+
+%:
+	dh $@ --with python3 --buildsystem=pybuild
+
+override_dh_install:
+	dh_install
+	rm -rfv $(CURDIR)/debian/python3-*/usr/lib/python*/dist-packages/.coverage
diff --git a/debian/source/format b/debian/source/format
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+3.0 (quilt)
diff --git a/debian/source/lintian-overrides b/debian/source/lintian-overrides
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+# The RFCs are included as comments in python-jose tests. This
+# might be a problem in the official Debian archive, but we don't
+# need lintian complaining about it here.
+
+python-jose source: license-problem-non-free-RFC-BCP78 tests/rfc/*