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+Pygments
+~~~~~~~~
+
+Pygments is a syntax highlighting package written in Python.
+
+It is a generic syntax highlighter suitable for use in code hosting, forums,
+wikis or other applications that need to prettify source code. Highlights
+are:
+
+* a wide range of over 500 languages and other text formats is supported
+* special attention is paid to details, increasing quality by a fair amount
+* support for new languages and formats are added easily
+* a number of output formats, presently HTML, LaTeX, RTF, SVG, all image
+ formats that PIL supports and ANSI sequences
+* it is usable as a command-line tool and as a library
+
+Copyright 2006-2022 by the Pygments team, see ``AUTHORS``.
+Licensed under the BSD, see ``LICENSE`` for details. \ No newline at end of file