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-Printr
-======
-
-Printr is a simple PyPi module that allows for print statements to be
-replaces with a new line. Particularly useful for displaying progress
-messages.
-
-Installation
-------------
-
-Installation can be done using pip in the standard way;
-
-::
-
-    pip install python-printr
-
-If you have python 3 installed, then install using ``pip3``. There are
-no dependancies for this package, so installation should go ahead fine.