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+"""
+Create a dist_info directory
+As defined in the wheel specification
+"""
+
+import os
+
+from distutils.core import Command
+from distutils import log
+
+
+class dist_info(Command):
+
+    description = 'create a .dist-info directory'
+
+    user_options = [
+        ('egg-base=', 'e', "directory containing .egg-info directories"
+                           " (default: top of the source tree)"),
+    ]
+
+    def initialize_options(self):
+        self.egg_base = None
+
+    def finalize_options(self):
+        pass
+
+    def run(self):
+        egg_info = self.get_finalized_command('egg_info')
+        egg_info.egg_base = self.egg_base
+        egg_info.finalize_options()
+        egg_info.run()
+        dist_info_dir = egg_info.egg_info[:-len('.egg-info')] + '.dist-info'
+        log.info("creating '{}'".format(os.path.abspath(dist_info_dir)))
+
+        bdist_wheel = self.get_finalized_command('bdist_wheel')
+        bdist_wheel.egg2dist(egg_info.egg_info, dist_info_dir)