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+sudo: required
+
+services:
+  - docker
+
+language: python
+python:
+  - "3.5"
+  - "3.6"
+  - "3.7-dev"
+
+install:
+  - pip3 install git+https://github.com/nextstrain/cli
+  - nextstrain version
+  - nextstrain check-setup
+  - nextstrain update
+
+script:
+  - mkdir -p build/data/
+  - cp -v example_data/zika.fasta build/data/
+  - nextstrain build .