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-# tsupy
-
-Python binding for tsubasa Go.
-
-## Overview
-
-Package tsupy is a Python binding for the tsubasa Go library.
-
-## Install
-
-To install the package successfully, first install [gopy](https://github.com/go-python/gopy). Then, make sure you have the [netCDF C library](https://downloads.unidata.ucar.edu/netcdf/) is installed.
-
-To compile the package, run this inside tsupy directory:
-`make build`
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+
+====================
+Tsupy
+====================
+
+.. image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/brainspace
+   :alt: PyPI - Python Version
+
+
+
+Tsupy is a toolbox primarily intended for dynamic network construction and analysis. It is a Python binding for the tsubasa Go library.
+
+Install
+-----------
+
+To install the package successfully, first install `gopy <https://github.com/go-python/gopy>`_. Then, make sure you have the `netCDF C library <https://downloads.unidata.ucar.edu/netcdf/>`_ is installed.
+
+To compile the package, run this inside tsupy directory:
+`make build`
+
+Happy network analysis! 
+
+License
+-----------
+
+The Tsupy source code is available under the MIT license.
+
+Support
+-----------
+
+If you have problems installing the software or questions about usage 
+and documentation, or something else related to Tsupy, 
+you can post to the Issues section of our `repository <https://github.com/js061/tsupy/issues>`_.
+
+Paper
+-----------
+
+If you consider using Tsupy, please cite our manuscript: 
+
+
+Core development team
+-----------------------
+
+* Jinshu Liu - University of Rochester
+* Draco(Yunlong) Xu - University of Rochester
+* Fatemeh Nargesian - University of Rochester