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README.md

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 Port of DBFPY to Python 3
+
+The code contained in this repository was originally created by Jeff Kunce and
+Hans Fiby for the viewing, editing and creation of DBF/dBase/xBase files.
+The Python 2.x version of the package is available on the project's original
+sourceforge page, dbfpy.sourceforge.com.  This package is a straight port of
+dbfpy's original functionality to Python 3.x.
+
+jjk  11/15/99
+2000-10-06 Hans Fiby
+
+I have used this code, in various forms, to read .dbf files.
+It includes some experimental code to write to .dbf files.
+This code may provide a starting point for others.
+
+Files:
+    dbf.py      reads (and possibly writes) .dbf file data directly from disk
+    dbfload.py  reads an entire .dbf file into memory, provides access to data
+    binnum.py   a module to decode/encode binary numbers
+    strutil.py  a module of string utilities
+    dbfnew.py   a module to create new .dbf files
+    county.dbf  a sample .dbf file
+    readme.txt  this file
+    dbfpy.tgz   the distribution tarball
+
+dbf.py and dbfload.py are independent ways to access .dbf files.
+
+*** !!  USE AT YOUR OWN RISK    !! ***
+*** !! NO WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER !! ***
+
+Jeff Kunce <[email protected]>
+http://starship.python.net/crew/jjkunce/
+Hans Fiby <[email protected]>
+http://www.fiby.at