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-# Django REST Swagger
+# Django REST Swagger: deprecated (2019-06-04)
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+This project is no longer being maintained. Please consider **drf-yasg** as an alternative/successor. I haven't personally used it, but it looks feature-complete and is actively maintained.
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+### https://github.com/axnsan12/drf-yasg
+
+Thanks for all the support and contributions over the years. Special thanks to [Lights on Software](https://lightsonsoftware.com/), [Lincoln Loop](https://lincolnloop.com/) and BNOTIONS for generously donating time to work on this project :heart:.
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 Full documentation: http://marcgibbons.github.io/django-rest-swagger/
 
 
-# Help Wanted!
-
-As you may have noticed, I have not been keeping up with pull requests and issues and am looking for help maintaining this project! Between working fulltime, having 2 kids (3 and under), teaching Python and running for political office, I can't possibly keep up. So, if you like this project and want to help out, I'm specifically looking for:
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-  * Issue triage (separating how-to-use from bugs and feature requests)
-  * Pull request review & triage
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-Please contact me on Twitter @marcgibb or at marcgbbns at gmail dot com if you are interested!
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 ## Installation
 
 1. `pip install django-rest-swagger`