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+%define name              ligo-gracedb
+%define version           2.3.0
+%define unmangled_version 2.3.0
+%define release           2
+
+Summary:   Gravity Wave Candidate Event Database
+Name:      %{name}
+Version:   %{version}
+Release:   %{release}%{?dist}
+Source0:   https://pypi.io/packages/source/l/%{name}/%{name}-%{unmangled_version}.tar.gz
+License:   GPLv3+
+Group:     Development/Libraries
+Prefix:    %{_prefix}
+Vendor:    Tanner Prestegard <tanner.prestegard@ligo.org>, Alexander Pace <alexander.pace@ligo.org>
+Url:       http://www.lsc-group.phys.uwm.edu/daswg/gracedb.html
+
+BuildArch: noarch
+
+# srpm dependencies:
+BuildRequires: python-srpm-macros
+# build macro dependencies:
+BuildRequires: python2-rpm-macros
+BuildRequires: python3-rpm-macros
+
+# build dependencies:
+BuildRequires: python
+BuildRequires: python%{python3_pkgversion}
+BuildRequires: python-setuptools
+BuildRequires: python%{python3_pkgversion}-setuptools
+
+%description
+The gravitational-wave candidate event database (GraceDB) is a prototype
+system to organize candidate events from gravitational-wave searches and
+to provide an environment to record information about follow-ups. A simple
+client tool is provided to submit a candidate event to the database.
+
+# -- python2-ligo-gracedb
+
+%package -n python2-%{name}
+Summary:  %{summary}
+Provides: %{name}
+Obsoletes: %{name}
+Requires: python-six
+Requires: python2-ligo-common
+Requires: python-future
+Requires: python2-cryptography
+
+%{?python_provide:%python_provide python2-%{name}}
+
+%description -n python2-%{name}
+The gravitational-wave candidate event database (GraceDB) is a prototype
+system to organize candidate events from gravitational-wave searches and
+to provide an environment to record information about follow-ups. A simple
+client tool is provided to submit a candidate event to the database.
+
+# -- python-3X-ligo-gracedb
+
+%package -n python%{python3_pkgversion}-%{name}
+Summary:  %{summary}
+Requires: python%{python3_pkgversion}-six
+Requires: python%{python3_pkgversion}-ligo-common
+Requires: python%{python3_pkgversion}-future
+Requires: python%{python3_pkgversion}-cryptography
+
+%{?python_provide:%python_provide python%{python3_pkgversion}-%{name}}
+
+%description -n python%{python3_pkgversion}-%{name}
+The gravitational-wave candidate event database (GraceDB) is a prototype
+system to organize candidate events from gravitational-wave searches and
+to provide an environment to record information about follow-ups. A simple
+client tool is provided to submit a candidate event to the database.
+
+# -- build steps
+
+%prep
+%setup -n %{name}-%{unmangled_version}
+
+%build
+%py2_build
+%py3_build
+
+%install
+# install python3 first
+%py3_install
+# so that the scripts come from python2
+%py2_install
+
+%clean
+rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+
+%files -n python2-%{name}
+%license LICENSE
+%{_bindir}/gracedb
+%{_bindir}/gracedb_legacy
+%{python2_sitelib}/*
+
+%files -n python%{python3_pkgversion}-%{name}
+%license LICENSE
+%{python3_sitelib}/*
+
+%changelog
+* Wed Jun 12 2019 Duncan Macleod <duncan.macleod@ligo.org> 2.2.2-2
+- fixed incorrect installation of /usr/bin/ scripts
+- cleaned up spec file