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+   You can adapt this file completely to your liking, but it should at least
+   contain the root `toctree` directive.
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+Welcome to the SELFIES documentation!
+=====================================
+
+SELFIES (SELF-referencIng Embedded Strings) is a 100% robust molecular string
+representation. A main objective is to use SELFIES as direct input into
+machine learning models, in particular in generative models, for the
+generation of outputs with guaranteed validity.
+
+This library is intended to be light-weight and easy to use.
+
+For explanation of the underlying principle (formal grammar) and experiments,
+please see the `original paper`_.
+
+For comments, bug reports or feature ideas, please use github issues
+or send an email to mario.krenn@utoronto.ca and alan@aspuru.com.
+
+.. _original paper: https://doi.org/10.1088/2632-2153/aba947
+
+Installation
+############
+
+Install SELFIES in the command line using pip:
+
+.. code-block::
+
+   $ pip install selfies
+
+
+.. toctree::
+   :maxdepth: 2
+   :caption: Contents
+
+   derivation
+   tutorial.ipynb
+   selfies
+
+Indices and tables
+==================
+
+* :ref:`genindex`
+* :ref:`modindex`
+* :ref:`search`