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+identicon.py: identicon python implementation.
+==============================================
+:Author:Shin Adachi <shn@glucose.jp>
+
+## usage
+
+### commandline
+
+    python identicon.py [code]
+
+### python
+
+    import identicon
+    identicon.render_identicon(code, size)
+
+Return a PIL Image class instance which have generated identicon image.
+`size` specifies patch size. Generated image size is 3 * `size`.
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-identicon.py
-identicon python implementation.
-by Shin Adachi <shn@glucose.jp>
-
-= usage =
-
-== commandline ==
->>> python identicon.py [code]
-
-== python ==
->>> import identicon
->>> identicon.render_identicon(code, size)
-
-Return a PIL Image class instance which have generated identicon image.
-```size``` specifies `patch size`. Generated image size is 3 * ```size```.
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