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 # VIPSCore-Python-Common
 
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+This is the source code for the module that contains the common data models and utilities for the Python implementation(s) of VIPS. It can be imported with pip like this:
+
+``` bash
+pip3 install TODOTODOTODO
+```
+
+
 
 ## Unit tests
 The tests are located in the `src/vipscore_common/tests` folder, and we're using Python's standard [`unittest` library](https://docs.python.org/3/library/unittest.html)