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+import os
+import sys
+
+# this allows the iCalendar package to be installed as a Zope product.
+# It will add the src directory to the PYTHONPATH.
+# Note that this strictly optional, just makes deployment with
+# Zope more easy.
+product_dir, filename = os.path.split(__file__)
+src_path = os.path.join(product_dir, 'src')
+sys.path.append(src_path)
+
+def initialize(context):
+    pass