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+EVEStandings
+============
+
+A simple library / cli tool to create a standings overview page for a EVE Online corporation or alliance.
+
+Usage
+-----
+
+For CLI command use:
+
+- Install evestandings using `python setup.py install`
+- Run the `evestandings` command.
+
+For library use:
+
+- Import `Standings` from `standings`
+- Init the `Standings` object with your Key ID and vCode (needs ContactList as the only permission)
+- Call `render_template`, `text`, or `html` to produce an output.
+- Raw standings can be obtained from a dict by calling `Standings._get_standings()`
+
+About
+-----
+
+This tool was originally created by Matalok / Andrew Williams for use by Test Alliance Please Ignore.
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