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README.md

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+# mini-syndicate-py
+
+This is a Python implementation of the Syndicate network protocol.
+
+It does *not* yet offer a formal Actor or Facet implementation for
+Python, nor any Syndicate DSL language extensions.
+
+    pip install mini-syndicate
+
+or
+
+    git clone https://git.syndicate-lang.org/syndicate-lang/mini-syndicate-py
+    cd mini-syndicate-py
+    virtualenv -p python3 pyenv
+    . pyenv/bin/activate
+    pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+## Running
+
+Start a Syndicate broker (such as
+[this one](https://git.syndicate-lang.org/syndicate-rs)) in one window.
+
+Then, run [chat.py](chat.py) several times in several separate windows:
+
+    python chat.py tcp://localhost:8001#chat

requirements.txt

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 websockets
-preserves
+preserves==0.6