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 pyglotaran is a Python library for Global and Target Analysis
 
 ## The future of global and target analysis
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 A common use case for the library is the analysis of time-resolved spectroscopy measurements in the study of energy transfer pathways in photosynthesis, or the characterization of energy transfer (in-)efficiencies in photovoltaics.
 
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 **Warning**: This is an _early access_ release, please refer to the [usage notice](#usage-notice) down below prior to committing to use pyglotaran to avoid surprises down the line.
 
 ## Installation