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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+__main__.py for Freqtrade
+To launch Freqtrade as a module
+
+> python -m freqtrade (with Python >= 3.6)
+"""
+
+import sys
+from freqtrade import main
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main.set_loggers()
+    main.main(sys.argv[1:])