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 Beancount plugin and tools for Conservancy's books
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+Installation
+------------
+
+``cd`` to this directory with your checkout and then run::
+
+  python3 -m pip install --user --upgrade .
+
+Of course, if you're familiar with Python development tools, you're welcome to install the module in a virtualenv, somewhere else, etc.
+
 Running tests
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