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 progtools README
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:Author: Ross Light
:Version: 0.2.0
:Homepage: http://launchpad.net/progtools
:Copyright: Copyright (c) 2008 Ross Light

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 Introduction
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progtools is a library for Python that assists in writing command-line
programs.

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 Installation
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The easiest way to install progtools is with the `easy_install`_ script.
easy_install is a package manager for Python software.

.. _easy_install: http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/EasyInstall

After downloading and installing easy_install, run the following command::

    easy_install progtools

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 Using progtools
=================

progtools is an ordinary Python package.  Most of the documentation is in its
docstrings, so using pydoc or reading the source will be the most instructive.
