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diff --git a/random/setup.py b/random/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
+
+setup(name='micropython-random',
+      version='0.0.0',
+      description='dummy random module to MicroPython',
+      url='https://github.com/micropython/micropython/issues/405',
+      author='MicroPython Developers',
+      author_email='micro-python@googlegroups.com',
+      license='MIT',
+      py_modules=['random'])