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+### README ###
+
+
+### LibreOffice Report Engine for Odoo/OpenERP ###
+
+
+This module allows you to convert any type of report into LibreOffice/OpenOffice.
+The benefits is that you have control over your documents and you can 
+modify them as needed.
+
+
+Requirements
+============
+
+The py3o.template package is required; install it with:
+    pip install py3o.template
+
+