diff --git a/socket/setup.py b/socket/setup.py
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+++ b/socket/setup.py
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+import sys
+# Remove current dir from sys.path, otherwise distutils will peek up our
+# module instead of system.
+sys.path.pop(0)
+from setuptools import setup
+
+
+def desc_dummy(name):
+    return 'Dummy %s module to MicroPython' % name
+def desc_cpython(name):
+    return 'CPython %s module ported to MicroPython' % name
+def desc_upython(name):
+    return '%s module for MicroPython' % name
+
+NAME = 'socket'
+
+setup(name='micropython-' + NAME,
+      version='0.0.1',
+      description=desc_upython(NAME),
+      url='https://github.com/micropython/micropython/issues/405',
+      author='MicroPython Developers',
+      author_email='micro-python@googlegroups.com',
+      license='MIT',
+      py_modules=[NAME])
diff --git a/socket/socket.py b/socket/socket.py
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+++ b/socket/socket.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from microsocket import *