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Package Name: Package name here
One-Line Description of Package: Description here
Repository Link: https://www.github.com/pyopensci/pyosmeta
Version submitted:
Editor: @chayadecacao
Reviewers: @lwasser
Archive: TBD
JOSS DOI: TBD
Version accepted: v1.0.0
Date accepted (month/day/year): TBD
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Review checklist for @lwasser
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Footnotes
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Please fill out a pre-submission inquiry before submitting a data visualization package. ↩