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+![alt text](https://gudhi.inria.fr/assets/img/logo.png "GUDHI library - Topological data analysis and geometric inference in higher dimensions")
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+The GUDHI library is a generic open source C++ library, with a Python interface, for Topological Data Analysis (TDA) and Higher Dimensional Geometry Understanding. The library offers state-of-the-art data structures and algorithms to construct simplicial complexes and compute persistent homology.
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+# Compilation and installation
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+To install GUDHI, you can follow the [C++ compilation procedure](https://gudhi.inria.fr/doc/latest/installation.html), the [Python compilation procedure](https://gudhi.inria.fr/python/latest/installation.html), use our [conda-forge package](https://gudhi.inria.fr/conda/), or [go with Docker](https://gudhi.inria.fr/dockerfile/).
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+# More information
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+* [The GUDHI website](https://gudhi.inria.fr/)
+* [Contact us](https://gudhi.inria.fr/contact/)
+* [Subscribe to the GUDHI users mailing list](https://gudhi.inria.fr/keepintouch/)
+* [Tutorials](https://gudhi.inria.fr/tutorials/)