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+# Gcodetools
+
+This folder contains gcodetools extension. They require the Inkscape extensions API inkex, see https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions.
+
+## Installation
+
+These scripts should be installed with an Inkscape package already (if you have 
+installed Inkscape). For packagers or people testing newer releases, you can 
+install the *.inx and *.py files into /usr/share/inkscape/extensions or 
+~/.config/inkscape/extensions .
+
+## Testing
+
+These extensions are designed to have good test coverage for python 3.6 and above.
+
+You must install the program `pytest` in order to run these tests. You may run all tests by omitting any other parameters or select tests by adding the test filename that you want to run.
+
+    pytest
+    pytest tests/test_gcodetools.py
+
+See TESTING.md for further details.
+
+## Extension description
+
+Each *.inx file describes an extension, listing its name, purpose,
+prerequisites, location within the menu, etc. These files are read by
+Inkscape on launch. Other files are the scripts themselves (Perl,
+Python, and Ruby are supported, as well as shell scripts).
+
+## Development
+
+Development of both the core inkex modules, tests and each of the extensions
+contained within the core inkscape extensions repository should follow these
+basic rules of quality assurance:
+
+ * Use python3.6 or later, no python2 code would be used here.
+ * Use pylint to ensure code is written consistantly
+ * Have tests so that each line of an extension is covered in the coverage report
+ * Not cross streams between extensions, so your extension should import from
+   a module and not from another extension.
+ * Use translations on text for display to users using get text.
+ * Should not require external programs to work (with some exceptions)
+
+Also join the community on chat.inkscape.org channel #inkscape_extensions with any
+doubts or problems.
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