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+Installation
+============
+
+Pydenticon can be installed through one of the following methods:
+
+* Using *pip*, which is the easiest and recommended way for production websites.
+* Manually, by copying the necessary files and installing the dependencies.
+
+Requirements
+------------
+
+The main external requirement for Pydenticon is `Pillow
+<http://python-imaging.github.io/>`_, which is used for generating the images.
+
+Using pip
+---------
+
+In order to install latest stable release of Pydenticon using *pip*, run the
+following command::
+
+  pip install pydenticon
+
+In order to install the latest development version of Pydenticon from Github,
+use the following command::
+
+  pip install -e git+https://github.com/azaghal/pydenticon#egg=pydenticon
+
+Manual installation
+-------------------
+
+If you wish to install Pydenticon manually, make sure that its dependencies have
+been met first, and then simply copy the ``pydenticon`` directory (that contains
+the ``__init__.py`` file) somewhere on the Python path.
+