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-# dpkt
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-**A fast, simple packet creation/parsing python module with definitions for the basic TCP/IP protocols.**
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-## Installation
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-    pip install dpkt
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-## Documentation
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-**[dpkt.readthedocs.org](https://dpkt.readthedocs.org/)**
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-## About
-This is based on [dpkt](https://code.google.com/p/dpkt/) (Google Code) lead
-by Dug Song and is now being maintained and improved by an extended set of [contributors](https://dpkt.readthedocs.org/en/latest/authors.html) and [developers](https://github.com/kbandla/dpkt/graphs/contributors).
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-## LICENSE
-BSD 3-Clause
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 https://dpkt.readthedocs.org/
 
+Recent News
+===========
+The DPKT code base now supports both Python2 and Python3 thanks to the efforts of @kylekeppler @jonathanslenders @sunhao2014 and many `more <https://github.com/kbandla/dpkt/graphs/contributors>`__.
+
+Given the large amount of work that went into the Python3 support there's bound to be a few wrinkles that crop up.
+- Please submit an Issue if you find a problem
+- The legacy/stable release is dpkt==1.8.8 (https://github.com/kbandla/dpkt/releases), please use this release if you have any troubles.
+
 About
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