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diff --git a/python_apps/python-virtualenv/airtime_virtual_env.pybundle b/python_apps/python-virtualenv/airtime_virtual_env.pybundle
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diff --git a/python_apps/python-virtualenv/patches/mutagen/mutagen_patch1.patch b/python_apps/python-virtualenv/patches/mutagen/mutagen_patch1.patch
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--- a/python_apps/python-virtualenv/patches/mutagen/mutagen_patch1.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-Index: /usr/lib/airtime/airtime_virtualenv/lib/python2.6/site-packages/mutagen/mp3.py
-===================================================================
---- /usr/lib/airtime/airtime_virtualenv/lib/python2.6/site-packages/mutagen/mp3.py	(revision 108)
-+++ /usr/lib/airtime/airtime_virtualenv/lib/python2.6/site-packages/mutagen/mp3.py	(working copy)
-@@ -151,15 +151,16 @@
-         self.sample_rate = self.__RATES[self.version][sample_rate]
- 
-         if self.layer == 1:
--            frame_length = (12 * self.bitrate / self.sample_rate + padding) * 4
-+            padding *= 4
-             frame_size = 384
-         elif self.version >= 2 and self.layer == 3:
--            frame_length = 72 * self.bitrate / self.sample_rate + padding
-             frame_size = 576
-         else:
--            frame_length = 144 * self.bitrate / self.sample_rate + padding
-             frame_size = 1152
- 
-+        frame_length = frame_size / 8 * \
-+            self.bitrate / self.sample_rate + padding
-+
-         if check_second:
-             possible = frame_1 + frame_length
-             if possible > len(data) + 4:
-@@ -172,9 +173,7 @@
-             if frame_data & 0xFFE0 != 0xFFE0:
-                 raise HeaderNotFoundError("can't sync to second MPEG frame")
- 
--        frame_count = real_size / float(frame_length)
--        samples = frame_size * frame_count
--        self.length = samples / self.sample_rate
-+        self.length = 8 * real_size / float(self.bitrate)
- 
-         # Try to find/parse the Xing header, which trumps the above length
-         # and bitrate calculation.
diff --git a/python_apps/python-virtualenv/patches/mutagen/mutagen_patch2.patch b/python_apps/python-virtualenv/patches/mutagen/mutagen_patch2.patch
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--- a/python_apps/python-virtualenv/patches/mutagen/mutagen_patch2.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-Index: /usr/lib/airtime/airtime_virtualenv/lib/python2.6/site-packages/mutagen/mp3.py
-===================================================================
---- /usr/lib/airtime/airtime_virtualenv/lib/python2.6/site-packages/mutagen/mp3.py	(revision 108)
-+++ /usr/lib/airtime/airtime_virtualenv/lib/python2.6/site-packages/mutagen/mp3.py	(working copy)
-@@ -209,15 +209,6 @@
-                 bytes = struct.unpack('>I', data[xing + 12:xing + 16])[0]
-                 self.bitrate = int((bytes * 8) // self.length)
- 
--        # If the bitrate * the length is nowhere near the file
--        # length, recalculate using the bitrate and file length.
--        # Don't do this for very small files.
--        fileobj.seek(2, 0)
--        size = fileobj.tell()
--        expected = (self.bitrate / 8) * self.length
--        if not (size / 2 < expected < size * 2) and size > 2**16:
--            self.length = size / float(self.bitrate * 8)
--
-     def pprint(self):
-         s = "MPEG %s layer %d, %d bps, %s Hz, %.2f seconds" % (
-             self.version, self.layer, self.bitrate, self.sample_rate,
diff --git a/python_apps/python-virtualenv/requirements b/python_apps/python-virtualenv/requirements
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--- a/python_apps/python-virtualenv/requirements
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-argparse==1.2.1
-amqplib==1.0.2
-PyDispatcher==2.0.3
-anyjson==0.3.3
-kombu==2.2.6
-pyinotify==0.9.3
-poster==0.8.1
-pytz==2011k
-wsgiref==0.1.2
-configobj==4.7.2
-mutagen==1.21
-docopt==0.4.2
diff --git a/python_apps/python-virtualenv/virtualenv-install.sh b/python_apps/python-virtualenv/virtualenv-install.sh
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--- a/python_apps/python-virtualenv/virtualenv-install.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# Absolute path to this script
-SCRIPT=`readlink -f $0`
-# Absolute directory this script is in
-SCRIPTPATH=`dirname $SCRIPT`
-
-which virtualenv > /dev/null
-if [ "$?" -ne "0" ]; then
-    echo "virtualenv not found!"
-    echo -e "Please install virtualenv and retry Airtime installation.\n"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-#Check whether version of virtualenv is <= 1.4.8. If so exit install. 
-BAD_VERSION="1.4.8"
-VERSION=$(virtualenv --version)
-NEWEST_VERSION=$(echo -e "$BAD_VERSION\n$VERSION\n" | sort -t '.' -V | tail -n 1)
-echo -n "Ensuring python-virtualenv version > $BAD_VERSION..."
-if [[ "$NEWEST_VERSION" = "$BAD_VERSION" ]]; then
-    echo "Failed!"
-    echo "You have version $BAD_VERSION or older installed. Please upgrade python-virtualenv and install Airtime again."
-    exit 1
-else
-    echo "Success!"
-fi
-
-VIRTUAL_ENV_DIR="/usr/lib/airtime/airtime_virtualenv"
-VIRTUAL_ENV_SHARE="/usr/share/python-virtualenv/"
-
-if [ -d $VIRTUAL_ENV_DIR ]; then
-    echo -e "\n*** Existing Airtime Virtualenv Found ***"
-    rm -rf ${VIRTUAL_ENV_DIR}
-    echo -e "\n*** Reinstalling Airtime Virtualenv ***"
-fi
-
-echo -e "\n*** Creating Virtualenv for Airtime ***"
-EXTRAOPTION=$(virtualenv --help | grep extra-search-dir)
-
-if [ "$?" -eq "0" ]; then
-    virtualenv --extra-search-dir=${SCRIPTPATH}/3rd_party --no-site-package -p /usr/bin/python /usr/lib/airtime/airtime_virtualenv 2>/dev/null || exit 1
-else
-    # copy distribute-0.6.10.tar.gz to /usr/share/python-virtualenv/
-    # this is due to the bug in virtualenv 1.4.9
-    if [ -d "$VIRTUAL_ENV_SHARE" ]; then
-        cp ${SCRIPTPATH}/3rd_party/distribute-0.6.10.tar.gz /usr/share/python-virtualenv/
-    fi
-    virtualenv --no-site-package -p /usr/bin/python /usr/lib/airtime/airtime_virtualenv 2>/dev/null || exit 1
-fi
-
-echo -e "\n*** Installing Python Libraries ***"
-/usr/lib/airtime/airtime_virtualenv/bin/pip install ${SCRIPTPATH}/airtime_virtual_env.pybundle || exit 1