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+======================
+Python CAPTCHA package
+======================
+
+About
+-----
+
+This is the PyCAPTCHA package, a collection of Python modules
+implementing CAPTCHAs: automated tests that humans should pass,
+but current computer programs can't. These tests are often
+used for security.
+
+See  http://www.captcha.net for more information and examples.
+
+This project was started because the CIA project, written in
+Python, needed a CAPTCHA to automate its user creation process
+safely. All existing implementations the author could find were
+written in Java or for the .NET framework, so a simple Python
+alternative was needed.
+
+Examples
+--------
+
+Included are several example programs:
+
+  - simple_example.py is a bare-bones example that just generates
+    and displays an image.
+
+  - http_example.py is a longer example that uses BaseHTTPServer
+    to simulate a CAPTCHA's use in a web environment. Running this
+    example and connecting to it from your web browser is a quick
+    and easy way to see PyCAPTCHA in action
+
+  - modpython_example.py is a version of http_example that runs
+    from an Apache server equipped with a properly configured
+    mod_python.
+
+
+Dependencies
+------------
+
+- Python 2.2.1 or later
+- the Python Imaging Library, required for visual CAPTCHAs
+
+
+Contacts
+--------
+
+Micah Dowty <micah@navi.cx>
+
+'scanline' on irc.freenode.net