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 # Slackify Markdown
 
+[![PyPI Downloads](https://static.pepy.tech/personalized-badge/slackify-markdown?period=total&units=INTERNATIONAL_SYSTEM&left_color=BLACK&right_color=GREEN&left_text=downloads)](https://pepy.tech/projects/slackify-markdown)
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 A Python library for converting Markdown to slack specific markdown. This is inspired from existing npm package [slackify-markdown](https://www.npmjs.com/package/slackify-markdown)
 
 ## Overview