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+# DrunkSoulsStatTool
+Over-engineered statistics tool for keeping track of a drinking game 
+
+# Running the application
+## Build executable zip archive
+Run build script
+
+`$ python3 ./build.py` 
+
+The archive will be saved into the `build` folder. The file is completly standalone and can be run from anywhere.
+
+`$ ./build/dsst`
+
+## Run python script directly 
+`$ python3 ./dsst/__main__.py`
+
+# Dependencies
+- GObject (Gtk3)
+- mysqlclient (Python Mysql Driver)
+- peewee (ORM Framework)