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+This is a python3 library that provides an interface for translating netCDF
+filenames to NDN names. The library reads the filenames, metadata and user
+input for the translation. User defined schemas are defined in a conf file.
+For a sample conf file, see etc/cmip5/cmip5.conf.
+
+== Installation ==
+export PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:<path_to_lib>