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diff --git a/gnuradio-runtime/python/gnuradio/__init__.py b/gnuradio-runtime/python/gnuradio/__init__.py new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..d55dac79db --- /dev/null +++ b/gnuradio-runtime/python/gnuradio/__init__.py @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +""" +GNU Radio is a free & open-source software development toolkit that provides signal processing blocks to implement software radios. It can be used with readily-available low-cost external RF hardware to create software-defined radios, or without hardware in a simulation-like environment. It is widely used in hobbyist, academic and commercial environments to support both wireless communications research and real-world radio systems. + +GNU Radio applications are primarily written using the Python programming language, while the supplied performance-critical signal-processing path is implemented in C++ using processor floating-point extensions, where available. Thus, the developer is able to implement real-time, high-throughput radio systems in a simple-to-use, rapid-application-development environment. + +While not primarily a simulation tool, GNU Radio does support development of signal processing algorithms using pre-recorded or generated data, avoiding the need for actual RF hardware. + +GNU Radio is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 3. All of the code is copyright of the Free Software Foundation. +""" + +# This file makes gnuradio a package +# The docstring will be associated with the top level of the package. |