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-=========
+# configobj
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+[![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-BSD_3--clause-red.svg)](https://github.com/DiffSK/configobj/blob/master/LICENSE)
+
 
 Python 3+ compatible port of the [configobj](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/configobj/) library.
 
-Documentation
-=========
-Found at [readthedocs](http://configobj.readthedocs.org/)
+The Github CI/CD Pipeline runs tests on python versions:
+- 2.7
+- 3.5
+- 3.6
+- 3.7
+- 3.8
+- 3.9
+- 3.10
+- 3.11
 
-Status
-=========
-This project is now maintained by [Eli Courtwright](https://github.com/EliAndrewC) and [Rob Dennis](https://github.com/robdennis) with the blessing of original creator [Michael Foord](http://www.voidspace.org.uk/).
 
-For long time ConfigObj users, the biggest change is in the officially supported python versions:
-- 2.6
-- 2.7
-- 3.2
-- 3.3
+## Documentation
+
+You can find a full manual on how to use ConfigObj at [readthedocs](http://configobj.readthedocs.io/).
+
+## Status
+
+This is a mature project that is not actively maintained at this time.
 
-(notably adding python 3 support; previously this was 2.3 - 2.6)
-Other versions may work, but this is what travis and tox uses to run the tests on commit.
+## Past Contributors:
 
-Roadmap
-=========
-- Fixing any issues introduced as a result of the added python 3 support
-- Moving tests away from doctests in favor of pytest (reasonable now that versions older than 2.6 are dropped)
-- Considering new features that work in a backwards-compatible way (feel free to open an issue with your suggestion)
+- [Michael Foord](https://agileabstractions.com/)
+  - original creator of ``configobj`` and ``validate`` and maintainer through version 4
+- [Rob Dennis](https://github.com/robdennis)
+  - released version 5 (first python 3-compatible release) in 2014, bringing the project to github
+  - released the last maintenance release (until new maintainership is established) in 2023
+- [Eli Courtwright](https://github.com/EliAndrewC)
+  - released version 5 (first python 3-compatible release) in 2014
+- [Nicola Larosa](https://pypi.org/user/tekNico/)
+  - Contributions to the pre-version 5 codebase 
+- [Jürgen Hermann](https://github.com/jhermann)
+  - day-to-day maintenance of the repo