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  1. What is lxml?
  2. =============
  3. lxml is the most feature-rich and easy-to-use library for processing XML and HTML in the Python language.
  4. It's also very fast and memory friendly, just so you know.
  5. For an introduction and further documentation, see `doc/main.txt`_.
  6. For installation information, see `INSTALL.txt`_.
  7. Support the project
  8. -------------------
  9. lxml has been downloaded from the `Python Package Index`_ more than
  10. two million times and is also available directly in many package
  11. distributions, e.g. for Linux or MacOS-X.
  12. .. _`Python Package Index`: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/lxml
  13. Most people who use lxml do so because they like using it.
  14. You can show us that you like it by blogging about your experience
  15. with it and linking to the project website.
  16. If you are using lxml for your work and feel like giving a bit of
  17. your own benefit back to support the project, consider sending us
  18. money through PayPal that we can use for fixing bugs in the software
  19. and improving its features and documentation. Please read the Legal
  20. Notice below, at the bottom of this page. Thank you for your support.
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  22. |Donate|_
  23. .. _Donate: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=R56JE3VCPDA9N
  24. Please `contact Stefan Behnel`_ for other ways to support the lxml project,
  25. as well as commercial consulting, customisations and trainings on lxml and
  26. fast Python XML processing.
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  31. .. _`contact Stefan Behnel`: http://consulting.behnel.de/
  32. .. _`doc/main.txt`: http://lxml.de/
  33. .. _`INSTALL.txt`: http://lxml.de/installation.html
  34. Legal Notice for Donations
  35. --------------------------
  36. Any donation that you make to the lxml project is voluntary and
  37. is not a fee for any services, goods, or advantages. By making
  38. a donation to the lxml project, you acknowledge that we have the
  39. right to use the money you donate in any lawful way and for any
  40. lawful purpose we see fit and we are not obligated to disclose
  41. the way and purpose to any party unless required by applicable
  42. law. Although lxml is free software, to the best of our knowledge
  43. the lxml project does not have any tax exempt status. The lxml
  44. project is neither a registered non-profit corporation nor a
  45. registered charity in any country. Your donation may or may not
  46. be tax-deductible; please consult your tax advisor in this matter.
  47. We will not publish or disclose your name and/or e-mail address
  48. without your consent, unless required by applicable law. Your
  49. donation is non-refundable.