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+| __Package__ | [![pypi-version][pypi-version-badge]][pypi-url] [![pypi-python-versions][pypi-python-versions-badge]][pypi-url] [![pypi-downloads][pypi-downloads-badge]][pypi-url] |
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 oaipmh-scythe is a lightweight [OAI-PMH](http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/openarchivesprotocol.html)