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+name = 'jq'
+version = '1.6'
+
+homepage = 'https://stedolan.github.io/jq/'
+description = """jq is a lightweight and flexible command-line JSON processor. """
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'system', 'version': ''}
+easyblock = 'Binary'
+
+source_urls = [('https://github.com/stedolan/jq/releases/download/jq-%s/' % (version)) ]
+sources = [('jq-linux64')]
+
+checksums = ['af986793a515d500ab2d35f8d2aecd656e764504b789b66d7e1a0b727a124c44']
+
+builddependencies = []
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': ['jq-linux64'],
+    'dirs': ['']
+}
+
+moduleclass = 'bio'
+modextrapaths = {'PATH': '.'}