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# Introduction

The `pipeline` module is a lightweight way to add support for running computational pipelines.

## Features

The `pipeline` provides automatic support for

> - Managing dependencies
> - Parallel jobs
> - Re-starting from arbitrary points, especially after errors
> - Display of the pipeline as a flowchart
> - Reporting

### Installation

In order to install the extension, download the latest sources from TODO or check out the latest code from svn:

    svn checkout http://ruffus.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ ruffus-read-only

or ask to be a project member and enter your google name:

    svn checkout https://ruffus.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ ruffus --username yourname

To install, type:

    python setup.py build
    python setup.py install

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