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+# Cryto Learn
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+This is the source code for http://learn.cryto.net/. It consists of the following:
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+* The updating script, a few very rudimentary scrapers for various educational sources. Requires Python 2. Dependencies are [requests](http://docs.python-requests.org/en/latest/) and BeautifulSoup 4 (custom version included). Located in `updater/`.
+* The frontend, a fairly hacky and messy PHP-based search interface. Needs cleaning up, but not an immediate priority. Requires PHP 5.3+ and uses [CPHP](http://github.com/joepie91/cphp). Located in `frontend/`.
+* A simple shell search script, using the Cryto Learn API to search for the specified string and print results to stdout. Requires Python 2. Also very rudimentary.
+
+Licensed under the WTFPL. It may or may not work on your system, use at your own risk, etc. etc.