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@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ It is licensed by CS Systèmes d'Information under the
 Apache License Version 2.0. A copy of this license is
 provided in the LICENSE.txt file.
 
-The python-wrapper project allows using orekit in a
-python environment.
+The python-wrapper project allows using orekit in a 
+python environment. This repository contains some key files
+if building the wrapper from scratch. For many applications
+it is recommended to use pre-built conda packages through 
+the anaconda python system. See the wiki for more details.