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+# base.txt is a pip requirements file which describes the necessary
+# distributions required to run this project. If you need something that is
+# project specific not listed here use project.txt. You can, of course, update
+# versions of distributions here if needed.
+
+--extra-index-url=http://dist.pinaxproject.com/dev/
+--extra-index-url=http://dist.pinaxproject.com/alpha/
+--extra-index-url=http://dist.pinaxproject.com/fresh-start/
+
+Django==1.4
+pinax-theme-bootstrap==2.0.3
+django-forms-bootstrap==2.0.3.post1
+metron==0.1 # 0.2.dev3
+pinax-utils==1.0b1.dev3
+django-debug-toolbar==0.9.1
+django-mailer==0.2a1
+django-timezones==0.2
+pytz==2011n
+django-openid==0.3a1
+python-openid==2.2.5
+django_compressor==1.2a1
+
+-e git+git://github.com/pinax/pinax-theme-bootstrap-account.git@70c0be0279d61bd2d0f949698f94b8f938918277#egg=pinax-theme-bootstrap-account
+-e git+git://github.com/pinax/django-user-accounts.git@3676d2c7ea0e9a5c3f8510ac8e6f8d58175e6b5f#egg=django-user-accounts
+
+django-mptt==0.5.2
+django-taggit==0.9.3
+django-reversion==1.5.1
+django-markitup==1.0.0
+markdown==2.1.1
+django-sitetree==0.6