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+# Wikipedia To Markdown
+
+This is a simple script to convert a Wikipedia article to Markdown.
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+- Python 3
+
+## Installation
+
+```bash
+git clone
+cd wikipedia-markdown-generator
+pip3 install -r requirements.txt
+```
+
+## Usage
+
+```bash
+python3 wiki-to-md.py <topic_name>
+```
+
+## Output
+
+The output is a Markdown file with the same name as the topic name in your current directory.
+
+## Why?
+
+I wanted to convert some Wikipedia articles to Markdown for my personal notes. I couldn't find a simple script to do this, so I wrote one myself.
+
+## License
+
+This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.