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-# bonobo
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+bonobo
+======
+
+modernization of rdc.etl, work in progress.
+python 3.5+ only
+
+
+Release announcements: http://eepurl.com/csHFKL 
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+.. image:: https://travis-ci.org/python-bonobo/bonobo.svg?branch=master
+    :target: https://travis-ci.org/python-bonobo/bonobo
+    :alt: Continuous Integration Status
+
+.. image:: https://coveralls.io/repos/github/python-bonobo/bonobo/badge.svg?branch=master
+    :target: https://coveralls.io/github/python-bonobo/bonobo?branch=master
+    :alt: Coverage Status
+
+.. image:: https://readthedocs.org/projects/pythonbonobo/badge/?version=latest
+    :target: http://pythonbonobo.readthedocs.org/en/latest/?badge=latest
+    :alt: Documentation Status
+