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-#!/usr/bin/env python
-#
-# __init__.py - The fslpy library.
-#
-# Author: Paul McCarthy <pauldmccarthy@gmail.com>
-#
-"""The :mod:`fsl` package is a library which contains convenience classes
-and functions for use by FSL python tools. It is broadly split into the
-following sub-packages:
-
-.. autosummary::
-
-   fsl.data
-   fsl.utils
-   fsl.scripts
-
-.. note:: The ``fslpy`` version number (currently |version|) is set in a
-          single place - the :mod:`fsl.version` module.
-"""
-
-
-import fsl.version
-
-
-__version__ = fsl.version.__version__
-"""The current ``fslpy`` version number. This information is stored in the
-:mod:`fsl.version` module.
-"""