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 # [bipython](http://bipython.org/)
 
+[![Join the chat at https://gitter.im/ivanov/bipython](https://badges.gitter.im/Join%20Chat.svg)](https://gitter.im/ivanov/bipython?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge)
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