diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+/.tox/
+/build/
+/dist/
diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+include *.txt
diff --git a/sandbox/__init__.py b/sandbox/__init__.py
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+++ b/sandbox/__init__.py
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+def useful_function():
+    return 42
diff --git a/sandbox/tests/__init__.py b/sandbox/tests/__init__.py
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index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/sandbox/tests/test_useful.py b/sandbox/tests/test_useful.py
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+++ b/sandbox/tests/test_useful.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+from sandbox import useful_function
+
+
+def test_useful_ok():
+    assert useful_function() == 42, 'you forgot your towel!'
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
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+++ b/setup.py
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+from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+
+setup(
+    name='swh-sandbox',
+    description='Sandbox project',
+    version='0.0.1',
+    author='Software Heritage developers',
+    author_email='swh-devel@inria.fr',
+    url='https://forge.softwareheritage.org/source/sandbox',
+    packages=find_packages(),
+    include_package_data=True,
+    classifiers=[
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+        "Intended Audience :: Developers",
+        "License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License v3 or later (GPLv3+)",  # noqa
+        "Operating System :: OS Independent",
+        "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
+    ],
+    project_urls={
+        'Bug Reports': 'https://forge.softwareheritage.org/maniphest',
+        'Funding': 'https://www.softwareheritage.org/donate',
+        'Source': 'https://forge.softwareheritage.org/source/sandbox',
+    },
+)
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
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+++ b/tox.ini
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+[tox]
+envlist=flake8,py3
+
+[testenv:py3]
+deps =
+  pytest-cov
+commands =
+  pytest --cov=sandbox --cov-branch {posargs}
+
+[testenv:flake8]
+skip_install = true
+deps =
+  flake8
+commands =
+  {envpython} -m flake8