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+language: python
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+script: pytest
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 # Python SCALE Codec
+[![Travis CI Build Status](https://api.travis-ci.org/polkascan/py-scale-codec.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/polkascan/py-scale-codec)
+[![Latest Version](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/scalecodec.svg)](https://pypi.org/project/scalecodec/) 
+[![Supported Python versions](https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/scalecodec.svg)](https://pypi.org/project/scalecodec/)
+[![License](https://img.shields.io/pypi/l/scalecodec.svg)](https://github.com/polkascan/py-scale-codec/blob/master/LICENSE)
+
 Python SCALE Codec Library
 
 ## Description