python2/3 compatibility and pip package

.gitignore

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+*.pyc
+__pycache__
+/lzstring.egg-info
+/build/
+/dist/

.travis.yml

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+language: python
+python:
+  - "2.6"
+  - "2.7"
+  - "3.3"
+  - "3.4"
+  - "3.5"
+  - "3.6"
+# commands to install dependencies
+install:
+  - python setup.py -q install
+# commands to run tests
+script:
+  - python test.py

LICENSE.md

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+The MIT License (MIT)
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
+

MANIFEST.in

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+include LICENSE.md
+include README.rst

README.rst

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+lz-string-python
+================
+
+lz-string for python 2/3
+
+Based on the LZ-String javascript found here: http://pieroxy.net/blog/pages/lz-string/index.html
+
+Example
+-------
+::
+
+  >>> import lzstring
+  >>> x = lzstring.LZString()
+  >>> compressed = x.compressToBase64(u'你好') # 'gbyl9NI='
+  >>> x.decompressFromBase64(compressed) # '你好'
+
+Installation
+------------
+::
+
+  $ pip install lzstring