README.md

Write a comprehensive README.md file to provide an overview of your project. Include the following:

  • Title
  • Badges (e.g., Travis CI, Codecov)
  • Project description
  • Installation instructions
  • Usage examples
  • Configuration options
  • Citation information
  • Contribution guidelines
  • Code of conduct
  • License information

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# My Project

[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/username/my_project.svg?branch=main)](https://travis-ci.org/username/my_project)
[![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/username/my_project/branch/main/graph/badge.svg)](https://codecov.io/gh/username/my_project)

## Overview

A brief description of your project.

## Installation

`pip install my_project`

## Usage

Your code here:

`from my_project import module1`

## Citation

If you use this software, please give proper attribution by citing ...

## Contributing

Please read CONTRIBUTING.md for details on our code of conduct and the process for submitting pull requests to us.

## License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

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