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+# Copyright Spack Project Developers. See COPYRIGHT file for details.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: (Apache-2.0 OR MIT)
+from spack.package import *
+
+
+class PyElevation(PythonPackage):
+    """
+    Python script to download global terrain digital elevation models,
+    SRTM 30m DEM and SRTM 90m DEM.
+    """
+
+    homepage = "http://elevation.bopen.eu/"
+    pypi = "elevation/elevation-1.1.3.tar.gz"
+
+    maintainers("Chrismarsh")
+
+    license("Apache-2.0", checked_by="Chrismarsh")
+
+    version("1.1.3", sha256="be27446562e7964f7d8fa78c4829dbbb8ac43df405ad09be8c49633adb8f4877")
+
+    depends_on("py-setuptools@42:", type="build")
+    depends_on("py-setuptools-scm@3.4: +toml", type="build")
+    depends_on("py-setuptools-scm-git-archive", type="build")
+    depends_on("py-click", type="build")
+
+    depends_on("py-fasteners")
+    depends_on("py-rasterio")
+    depends_on("py-fiona")
+    depends_on("py-appdirs")
+
+    # listed in
+    # https://github.com/bopen/elevation/blob/1.1.3/README.rst
+    depends_on("curl")
+    depends_on("unzip")
+    depends_on("gzip")
+    depends_on("gdal+python")