gistfile1.diff

diff --git a/lib/py/setup.py b/lib/py/setup.py
index d111bb1..5a0b59c 100644
--- a/lib/py/setup.py
+++ b/lib/py/setup.py
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@
 # under the License.
 #
 
-from distutils.core import setup, Extension
+from setuptools import setup, Extension
 
 fastbinarymod = Extension('thrift.protocol.fastbinary',
                           sources = ['src/protocol/fastbinary.c'],
                           )
 
 setup(name = 'Thrift',
-      version = '0.1',
+      version = '0.5.0',
       description = 'Thrift Python Libraries',
       author = ['Thrift Developers'],
       author_email = ['thrift-dev@incubator.apache.org'],

gistfile2.txt

git clone https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/thrift.git thrift
cd thrift
git checkout thrift-0.5.0
cd lib/py
curl https://gist.github.com/clofresh/5006669/raw/bff7c40d0f2caaa624d6019d892218a3fdd17fef/gistfile1.diff | patch -p 3
python setup.py bdist_egg
scp dist/*.egg topdog@kerberos.datad0g.com:/opt/datadog/rookery/