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 ``icartt`` is an ICARTT format reader and writer
 
+## Installation
+
+The package is available on [PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/icartt/), install via
+
+```
+pip install icartt
+```
+
 ## Documentation
 
 Please have a look at docs/source/usage.rst for usage examples. Full documentation is in preparation.