diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+# Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+
+# Distribution / packaging
+*.egg-info/
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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+++ b/LICENSE
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+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2019, Daniel Weschke
+
+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.
diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
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+graft src
+
+global-exclude *.py[cod]
diff --git a/README b/README
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+* Install
+Install in "development mode" so any change of the program is effective.
+
+Note: For system wide (global) installation log in as root or use sudo for example.
+For local (user) installation the local path must be in the PYTHONPATH environment variable.
+Typically $HOME/.local/lib/pythonX.Y/site-packages
+
+' pip install -e .
+or
+' pip install --user -e .
+or
+' python -m pip install -e .
+or
+' easy_install --prefix=$HOME/.local -e .
+or
+' pip install --install-option="--prefix-$HOME/.local" -e .
+
+
+* Uninstall
+pip uninstall mechanics
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
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+++ b/setup.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from os import path
+from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+
+with open(path.join(path.abspath(path.dirname(__file__)), 'README'), encoding='utf-8') as f:
+  long_description = f.read()
+
+setup(
+  name="mechanics",
+  version="2019.2.12",
+  description="mechanical tools",
+  long_description=long_description,
+  author="Daniel Weschke",
+  author_email="daniel.weschke@directbox.de",
+  package_dir={'': 'src'},
+  packages=find_packages("src"),
+  py_scripts = [
+    'plate.py',
+    'tube.py',
+  ],
+  entry_points={
+    'console_scripts': ['plate=plate:main', 'tube=tube:main'],
+  },
+  keywords = 'mechanics plate tube stress',
+  license="MIT",
+  classifiers=[
+    'Environment :: Console',
+    'Intended Audience :: Education',
+    'Intended Audience :: End Users/Desktop',
+    'Intended Audience :: Developers',
+    'Intended Audience :: Science/Research',
+    'License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License',
+    'Natural Language :: English',
+    'Operating System :: OS Independent',
+    'Programming Language :: Python',
+    'Topic :: Scientific/Engineering',
+    'Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Physics'
+  ]
+)
diff --git a/plate.py b/src/plate.py
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rename from plate.py
rename to src/plate.py
diff --git a/tube.py b/src/tube.py
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rename from tube.py
rename to src/tube.py