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+flask-s3
+========
+
+|Build Status| |Coverage Status| |Analytics|
+
+Seamlessly serve the static assets of your Flask app from Amazon S3.
+
+Maintainers
+-----------
+
+Flask-S3 is maintained by @e-dard, @eriktaubeneck and @SunDwarf.
+
+Installation
+------------
+
+Install Flask-S3 via pypi:
+
+::
+
+    pip install flask-s3
+     
+
+Or, install the latest development version:
+
+::
+
+    pip install git+https://github.com/e-dard/flask-s3
+
+Documentation
+-------------
+
+The latest documentation for Flask-S3 can be found
+`here <https://flask-s3.readthedocs.org/en/latest/>`__.
+
+.. |Build Status| image:: https://travis-ci.org/e-dard/flask-s3.svg?branch=master
+   :target: https://travis-ci.org/e-dard/flask-s3
+.. |Coverage Status| image:: https://coveralls.io/repos/e-dard/flask-s3/badge.svg?branch=master&service=github
+   :target: https://coveralls.io/github/e-dard/flask-s3?branch=master
+.. |Analytics| image:: https://ga-beacon.appspot.com/UA-35880013-3/flask-s3/readme
+   :target: https://github.com/igrigorik/ga-beacon