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 # Welcome to pypillometry!
 
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 This package implements functions for the analysis of pupillometric data. Features include preprocessing, blink handling, event-related pupil-dilation, plotting and signal modeling.
 
 - Github-repository: <https://github.com/ihrke/pypillometry>