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+==========
+ pySerial
+==========
+
+Overview
+========
+This module encapsulates the access for the serial port. It provides backends
+for Python running on Windows, Linux, BSD (possibly any POSIX compliant
+system), Jython and IronPython (.NET and Mono). The module named "serial"
+automatically selects the appropriate backend.
+
+- Project Homepage: http://pyserial.sourceforge.net
+- Project page on SourceForge: http://sourceforge.net/projects/pyserial/
+- SVN repository: http://sourceforge.net/svn/?group_id=46487
+- Download Page: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=46487
+
+BSD license, (C) 2001-2010 Chris Liechti <cliechti@gmx.net>
+
+
+Documentation
+=============
+For API documentation, usage and examples see files in the "documentation"
+directory. The ".rst" files can be read in any text editor or being converted to
+HTML or PDF using Sphinx. An online HTML version is at
+http://pyserial.sourceforge.net.
+
+
+Examples
+========
+Examples and unit tests are in the directory "examples".
+
+
+Installation
+============
+Detailed information can be found in "documentation/pyserial.rst".
+
+The usual setup.py for Python libraries is used for the source distribution.
+Windows installers are also available (see download link above).