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diff --git a/doc/index.rst b/doc/index.rst index e5a73d1..878669f 100644 --- a/doc/index.rst +++ b/doc/index.rst @@ -3,8 +3,24 @@ You can adapt this file completely to your liking, but it should at least contain the root `toctree` directive. -Welcome to pyexiv2's documentation! -=================================== +pyexiv2 documentation +===================== + +Welcome! This is the documentation for pyexiv2 |release|, last updated |today|. + +pyexiv2 is a python binding to `exiv2 <http://exiv2.org/>`_, the C++ library +for manipulation of EXIF, IPTC and XMP image metadata. +It is a python module that allows your python scripts to read and write +metadata (EXIF, IPTC, XMP, thumbnails) embedded in image files +(JPEG, TIFF, ...). + +It is designed as a high-level interface to the functionalities offered by +libexiv2. Using python's built-in data types and standard modules, it provides +easy manipulation of image metadata. + +pyexiv2 is distributed under the +`GPL version 2 <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html>`_ +license. Contents: |