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+# This is a cross-platform list tracking distribution packages needed by tests;
+# see https://docs.openstack.org/infra/bindep/ for additional information.
+
+python38-pytz [platform:centos-8 platform:rhel-8]
+
+# awxkit
+python38-requests [platform:centos-8 platform:rhel-8]
+python38-pyyaml [platform:centos-8 platform:rhel-8]