From dd8d56da79719167f5c65f2b556bd77f0fa1129d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Daniel <daniel@harvey>
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2020 10:41:54 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] DOC WIP: getting started

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 # Getting started with pycaosdb #
 
-1. Install
-2. import
-3. enjoy
+## Installation ##
+
+### Requirements ###
+
+Pycaosdb needs at least Python 3.6.  Additionally, the following packages are required (they will
+typically be installed automatically):
+
+- `lxml`
+- `PyYaml`
+- `PySocks`
+
+### How to install ###
+
+To install pycaosdb locally, use `pip` (called `pip3` on some systems) in the top-level directory:
+
+```sh
+pip3 install --user .
+```
+
+## - Install - import - enjoy ##
+
+*TODO*
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