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diff --git a/distribute_setup.py b/distribute_setup.py
index 5b10f1ef..eca355ce 100644
--- a/distribute_setup.py
+++ b/distribute_setup.py
@@ -513,8 +513,12 @@ def main(version=DEFAULT_VERSION):
parser.add_option(
'--user', dest='user_install', action='store_true', default=False,
help='install in user site package (requires Python 2.6 or later)')
+ parser.add_option(
+ '--download-base', dest='download_base', metavar="URL",
+ default=DEFAULT_URL,
+ help='alternative URL from where to download the distribute package')
options, args = parser.parse_args()
- tarball = download_setuptools()
+ tarball = download_setuptools(download_base=options.download_base)
_install(tarball, _build_install_args(options.user_install))