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-# list of major python versions that bot will build separate wheels for
-python_versions:
-  - 3
-# whether to release on fedora. False by default
-trigger_on_issue: true
-fedora: false
-# list of labels to be put on issues and PRs created by bot
-labels:
-  - bot
-  - release-bot