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+cff-version: 1.2.0
+message: "If you use this software, please cite it as below."
+authors:
+- family-names: "Biswas"
+  given-names: "Arnab"
+- family-names: "Lescroart"
+  given-names: "Mark"
+title: "Pylids"
+doi: 
+date-released: 2023-03-18
+url: "https://github.com/piecesofmindslab/pylids"
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