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+[Python-Markdown][]
+===================
+
+This is a Python implementation of John Gruber's [Markdown][]. 
+It is almost completely compliant with the reference implementation,
+though there are a few known issues. See [Features][] for information 
+on what exactly is supported and what is not. Additional features are 
+supported by the [Available Extensions][].
+
+[Python-Markdown]: http://freewisdom.org/projects/python-markdown
+[Markdown]: http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/
+[Features]: http://www.freewisdom.org/projects/python-markdown/Features
+[Available Extensions]: http://www.freewisdom.org/projects/python-markdown/Available_Extensions
+
+
+Installation
+------------
+
+To install Python Markdown [download][] the zip file and extract the 
+files.  If you want to install markdown as a module into your python 
+tree, run `sudo python setup.py install` from a directory where you 
+unzip the files.
+
+[download]: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=153041
+
+
+Command Line Usage
+------------------
+
+To use markdown.py from the command line, run it as 
+
+    python markdown.py <input_file>
+
+or 
+
+    python markdown.py <input_file> > <output_file>
+
+For more details, use the `-h` or `--help` options from the command line 
+or read the [Command Line Docs][] available online.
+
+[Command Line Docs]: http://www.freewisdom.org/projects/python-markdown/Command_Line
+
+
+
+Using as a Python Module
+------------------------
+
+To use markdown as a module:
+
+    import markdown
+    html = markdown.markdown(your_text_string)
+
+For more details see the [Module Docs][].
+
+[Module Docs]: http://www.freewisdom.org/projects/python-markdown/Using_as_a_Module
+
+Support
+-------
+
+You may ask for help and discuss various other issues on the [mailing list][] and report bugs on the [bug tracker][].
+
+[mailing list]: http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/python-markdown-discuss
+[bug tracker]: http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=add&group_id=153041&atid=790198
+
+
+Credits
+-------
+
+* Most of the code currently in the module was written by [Yuri Takhteyev][]
+  while procrastinating from his Ph.D.
+* The original version of this script was written by [Manfred Stienstra][],
+  who is responsible for about a quarter of the code.
+* Many recent bugs are being fixed by [Waylan Limberg][].
+
+Other contributions:
+
+* Daniel Krech provided the setup.py script.
+* G. Clark Haynes submitted a patch for indented lists.
+* Tiago Cogumbreiro submitted an email autolink fix.
+* Sergej Chodarev submitted a patch for treatment of `<hr/>` tags.
+* Chris Clark submitted a patch to handle `<mailto:...>` syntax and a reg ex 
+  for "smart" emphasis (ignoring underscores within a word).
+* Steward Midwinter wrote command-line parser and cleaned up comments.
+* Many other people helped by reporting bugs.
+
+[Yuri Takhteyev]: http://www.freewisdom.org
+[Manfred Stienstra]: http://www.dwerg.net/
+[Waylan Limberg]: http://achinghead.com/
+
+
+License
+-------
+
+The code is dual-licensed under [GPL][] and [BSD License][].  Other
+licensing arrangements can be discussed.
+
+[GPL]: http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html) 
+[BSD License]: http://www.opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php