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Probabilistic Generative Model Programming

Last release 2 months ago
06 Aug 2026
Ships fairly regularly
a new release about every 4 weeks
Nearly every release is documented
notes for 60 of the last 60 stable releases
Nothing withdrawn
no release was ever pulled
4 years old
84 releases · first in 2023

Release timeline

84 releases since 2023

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Releases

0.0.2810 Feb 2024Deprecated
Remove deprecated interface and arguments by @rlouf in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/627
What's Changed

Use Better Models, Better Prompts in Docs by @lapp0 in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/619

Add Beam Search sampler by @rlouf in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/618

Remove deprecated interface and arguments by @rlouf in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/627

Allow JSON Schema Constraining to a Single Whitespace by @lapp0 in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/625

Full Changelog: https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/compare/0.0.27...0.0.28
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0.0.276 Feb 2024
Update openai_compatible.py by @7flash in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/600
What's Changed

Update openai_compatible.py by @7flash in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/600

allow generation of %ignore terminals by @lapp0 in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/570

Allow to generate several samples for each prompt by @rlouf in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/533

Bump torch and transformers versions by @lapp0 in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/613

Full Changelog: https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/compare/0.0.26...0.0.27

0.0.265 Feb 2024

Update index.md - fix model by @7flash in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/601

What's Changed

Update index.md - fix model by @7flash in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/601
Fix typo in prompt example by @ShukantPal in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/603
Reset lark package in test_parsing.py by @lapp0 in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/596
introduce WHITESPACE regex constant by @jc-louis in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/599
Make json array generation more flexible by @posionus in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/608
Update self_consistency.py - print actual answer by @7flash in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/602
Bump vLLM version to 0.3.0 by @lapp0 in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/579

New Contributors

@7flash made their first contribution in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/601
@ShukantPal made their first contribution in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/603
@jc-louis made their first contribution in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/599
@posionus made their first contribution in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/608

Full Changelog: https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/compare/0.0.25...0.0.26

Open source →

0.0.2526 Jan 2024

Fix bug in the treatment of the anyOf keywork in JSON schema by @RobinPicard in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/552

What's Changed

Fix bug in the treatment of the anyOf keywork in JSON schema by @RobinPicard in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/552
Improvements to documentation and README by @rlouf in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/547
Added subclass of OpenAI class to support custom endpoints by @shannonsands in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/560
Update pydantic install instructions for vLLM by @rlouf in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/564
Pin transformers version to 4.36.2 by @lapp0 in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/569
Clear cache upon version upgrade by @lapp0 in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/566
Implement JSON schema field constraints by @aschwa in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/567
Fix incompleteness of regex and cfg guided generation by @benlipkin in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/544
Add benchmark suite by @lapp0 in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/542
Fix Bug Issue Template - Command Doesn't Produce Version, Isn't Copyable by @lapp0 in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/578
Bugfix: Fixes dtype issue described in #583 by @dnhkng in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/584
Make OpenAI models compatible with the main API by @rlouf in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/574
Add grammars module by @lapp0 in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/562

New Contributors

@shannonsands made their first contribution in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/560
@lapp0 made their first contribution in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/569
@aschwa made their first contribution in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/567
@dnhkng made their first contribution in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/584

Full Changelog: https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/compare/0.0.24...0.0.25

Open source →

0.0.2414 Jan 2024

Add roadmap blog post by @rlouf in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/519

What's Changed

Add roadmap blog post by @rlouf in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/519
Remove draft status of roadmap post by @rlouf in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/525
Cache creation of states_token_mapping in the init of RegexFSM by @RobinPicard in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/492
Remove the AutoAWQ and AutoGPTQ integrations by @rlouf in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/527
Fix typos by @pitmonticone in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/530
Add CFG to vllm serving by @mory91 in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/517
Revert "Add CFG to vllm serving" by @rlouf in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/537

New Contributors

@pitmonticone made their first contribution in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/530
@mory91 made their first contribution in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/517

Full Changelog: https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/compare/0.0.23...0.0.24

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0.0.2311 Jan 2024

Support required keyword in JSON Schema by @RobinPicard in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/495

What's Changed

Support required keyword in JSON Schema by @RobinPicard in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/495
Use the OpenAI API to check that a model exists by @rlouf in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/518
Updates chess cookbook example with Phi-2 and adds omitted code. by @kgourgou in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/521
Patch nest_asyncio in notebooks only by @dzhulgakov in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/520
Support Azure OpenAI by @joeddav in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/522

New Contributors

@kgourgou made their first contribution in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/521
@dzhulgakov made their first contribution in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/520
@joeddav made their first contribution in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/522

Full Changelog: https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/compare/0.0.22...0.0.23

Open source →

0.0.228 Jan 2024

Remove idx arg from FSM interface by @benlipkin in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/510

What's Changed

Remove idx arg from FSM interface by @benlipkin in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/510
Add LlamaCpp integration by @dtiarks in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/486

New Contributors

@dtiarks made their first contribution in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/486

Full Changelog: https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/compare/0.0.21...0.0.22

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0.0.2129 Dec 2023

Do not import transformers at top level in Exllama2 integration by @rlouf in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/490

What's Changed

Do not import transformers at top level in Exllama2 integration by @rlouf in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/490

Full Changelog: https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/compare/0.0.20...0.0.21

Open source →

0.0.1921 Dec 2023

Update README.md by @jqueguiner in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/446

What's Changed

Update README.md by @jqueguiner in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/446
Update README to point to latest function of LLM text by @immortal3 in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/447
Add grammar-guided generation to the README by @rlouf in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/454
Fix typo in CFG example by @rlouf in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/455
Simplify logit biasing logic by @Infrared1029 in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/458
Serve JSON with vLLM using FastAPI and Uvicorn by @rlouf in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/453

New Contributors

@immortal3 made their first contribution in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/447
@Infrared1029 made their first contribution in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/458

Full Changelog: https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/compare/0.0.18...0.0.19

Open source →

0.0.1819 Dec 2023

Add CFG-guided generation by @benlipkin in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/391

What's Changed

Add CFG-guided generation by @benlipkin in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/391

New Contributors

@benlipkin made their first contribution in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/391

Full Changelog: https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/compare/0.0.17...0.0.18

Open source →

0.0.1719 Dec 2023

Update README by @jqueguiner in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/436

What's Changed

Update README by @jqueguiner in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/436
fix(README): mistralai/Mistral-7B-v0.1 by @jqueguiner in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/437
Fix prompt removal logic and update test case by @venondev in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/439
Add example of integration with vLLM by @rlouf in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/435
Vllm integration by @rlouf in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/442
Update the vLLM example to work with batch requests by @rlouf in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/444
Add JSON Schema example in README by @rlouf in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/445

New Contributors

@jqueguiner made their first contribution in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/436
@venondev made their first contribution in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/439

Full Changelog: https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/compare/0.0.16...0.0.17

Open source →

0.0.1614 Dec 2023

Define end-to-end applications by @rlouf in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/413

What's Changed

Define end-to-end applications by @rlouf in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/413
Create a new AsyncOpenai client for each request by @rlouf in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/434

Full Changelog: https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/compare/0.0.15...0.0.16

Open source →

0.0.1513 Dec 2023

Add models playing chess example by @rlouf in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/394

What's Changed

Add models playing chess example by @rlouf in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/394
Documentation prompting by @rlouf in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/426
Fix vectorize signature and caching in OpenAI integration by @rlouf in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/430

Full Changelog: https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/compare/0.0.14...0.0.15

Open source →

0.0.148 Dec 2023

anyOf and oneOf implementation of the JSON Schema spec are incorrect by @BruParis in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/399

What's Changed

anyOf and oneOf implementation of the JSON Schema spec are incorrect by @BruParis in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/399
Update the documentation styling and Home Page by @rlouf in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/408
Track usage, add system prompt and timeout by @HerrIvan in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/388
Change line spacing and index code width by @rlouf in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/409
Fix the width of the code example on index by @rlouf in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/410
Improve Getting Started section of the documentation by @rlouf in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/411
Update README.md by @rlouf in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/412
Remove unused FSM code by @brandonwillard in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/414
Refactor the sequence generation by @rlouf in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/366
Add Mamba models by @rlouf in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/403

New Contributors

@BruParis made their first contribution in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/399

Full Changelog: https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/compare/0.0.13...0.0.14

Open source →

0.0.1330 Nov 2023

step by step prompting and colons in prompts by @MeDott29 in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/390

What's Changed

step by step prompting and colons in prompts by @MeDott29 in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/390
Correct auto-gpt name in exception by @amrrs in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/392
Add Chain of Density prompting example by @rlouf in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/389
fixes generate.json() not working with json schema strings by @bettybas in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/395

New Contributors

@MeDott29 made their first contribution in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/390
@amrrs made their first contribution in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/392

Full Changelog: https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/compare/0.0.12...0.0.13

Open source →

0.0.1224 Nov 2023

Fix a typo in the documentation by @rlouf in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/369

What's Changed

Fix a typo in the documentation by @rlouf in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/369
Modify the openai model to conform to the new openai sdk v1.0.0 by @RobinPicard in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/364
Add "was this page helpful?" widget by @rlouf in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/372
Remove unused arguments from openai generate functions. by @HerrIvan in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/376
"Optimistic" is_in generation for openai. by @HerrIvan in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/378
Add hiring ad on Outlines by @rlouf in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/384
Refactor the OpenAI integration by @rlouf in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/381
Remove unnecessary comment in OpenAI integration by @rlouf in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/385
Mention in README datasets requirement by @rlouf in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/386
Add integration for AutoGPTQ and AutoAWQ by @rlouf in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/343

New Contributors

@RobinPicard made their first contribution in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/364

Full Changelog: https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/compare/0.0.11...0.0.12

Open source →

0.0.1115 Nov 2023

Add optional api_key parameter by @bettybas in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/362

What's Changed

Add optional api_key parameter by @bettybas in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/362
Build a JSON schema from a function's signature by @rlouf in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/355
Implement text.generate.format constrained generation by @rlouf in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/358
Remove top-level imports of transformers and datasets by @rlouf in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/367

New Contributors

@bettybas made their first contribution in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/362

Full Changelog: https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/compare/0.0.10...0.0.11

Open source →

0.0.922 Oct 2023

Fix ReAct example link path by @lukestanley in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/220

What's Changed

Fix ReAct example link path by @lukestanley in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/220
Fix typo in README.md by @eltociear in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/235
Make transformers dependency explicit by @rlouf in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/240
Explicitly list the packages in modules by @rlouf in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/242
Fix some typos and language by @jrysana in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/254
Fix non-matching function definition and call by @krasserm in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/252
Remove unused from typing import List in README.md by @alvarobartt in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/256
Fix some typos/language in regex and sequence by @jrysana in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/257
Allow users to choose devices for models by @BramVanroy in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/264
Escape curly braces in the regexes by @rlouf in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/243
Change default generate behavior from fixed seed to random seed by @mondaychen in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/228
Use FSMs for scanning during grammar-guided generation by @brandonwillard in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/178
Added a fix for mismatched logit and mask tensor shapes by @xaviruvpadhiyar98 in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/236
Misc. Refactoring and Link Updates by @brandonwillard in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/279
Fix missing spaces in Tokenizer.convert_token_to_string by @brandonwillard in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/280
More HF Llama tokenizer space fixes by @brandonwillard in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/282
Fix whitespace and control character handling in JSON guidance by @brandonwillard in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/283
Add py.typed and package data information by @brandonwillard in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/294
Example to generate dating app profiles- combines prompt templating with JSON generation by @veezbo in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/287
Refactor for Python 3.8-3.9 compatibility by @brandonwillard in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/295
Introduce Numba-based FSM utilities by @brandonwillard in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/272
Use device_map value when device is unspecified by @brandonwillard in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/300
Fix typos in model usage examples by @Barahlush in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/307
Modify JSON schema $ref resolution strategy to support resolving values internal to the schema by @mattkindy in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/312
Fix JSON schema generation to accept schemas without 'title' property by @mattkindy in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/311
Update resize padding multiple in test_transformers_logits_vocab_size by @brandonwillard in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/313
Avoid unhashable additional_special_tokens values in special_tokens_map by @brandonwillard in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/314
Remove unnecessary array allocations in generation process and enable caching by @brandonwillard in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/308
Allow configurable sampling steps by @brandonwillard in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/318
Fix some Sequence interface issues by @brandonwillard in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/319
Fix potential REDUCE issues in partial parse states by @brandonwillard in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/320
Add missing sample tests by @brandonwillard in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/321
Support recursive arrays in JSON when an item is an array by @AL-377 in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/316
Fix and simplify walk_fsm by @brandonwillard in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/322
Disable eager Numba FSM info construction step in parser by @brandonwillard in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/323
Add another missing walk_fsm condition by @brandonwillard in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/324

New Contributors

@lukestanley made their first contribution in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/220
@eltociear made their first contribution in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/235
@jrysana made their first contribution in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/254
@krasserm made their first contribution in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/252
@alvarobartt made their first contribution in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/256
@BramVanroy made their first contribution in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/264
@xaviruvpadhiyar98 made their first contribution in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/236
@veezbo made their first contribution in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/287
@Barahlush made their first contribution in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/307
@mattkindy made their first contribution in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/312
@AL-377 made their first contribution in https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/pull/316

Full Changelog: https://github.com/outlines-dev/outlines/compare/0.0.8...0.0.9

Open source →

0.0.814 Aug 2023

Update the README by @rlouf in https://github.com/normal-computing/outlines/pull/202

What's Changed

Update the README by @rlouf in https://github.com/normal-computing/outlines/pull/202
Fix error when using type="float" on OpenAI model by @mondaychen in https://github.com/normal-computing/outlines/pull/212
Add JSON generation method by @rlouf in https://github.com/normal-computing/outlines/pull/140

New Contributors

@mondaychen made their first contribution in https://github.com/normal-computing/outlines/pull/212

Full Changelog: https://github.com/normal-computing/outlines/compare/0.0.7...0.0.8

Open source →

0.0.724 Jul 2023

Convert tokens to strings before partial matching by @rlouf in https://github.com/normal-computing/outlines/pull/194

What's Changed

Convert tokens to strings before partial matching by @rlouf in https://github.com/normal-computing/outlines/pull/194
Generate a choice between different strings by @rlouf in https://github.com/normal-computing/outlines/pull/188

Full Changelog: https://github.com/normal-computing/outlines/compare/0.0.6...0.0.7

Open source →

0.0.619 Jul 2023

Add missing requirements by @rlouf in https://github.com/normal-computing/outlines/pull/200

What's Changed

Add missing requirements by @rlouf in https://github.com/normal-computing/outlines/pull/200

Full Changelog: https://github.com/normal-computing/outlines/compare/0.0.5...0.0.6

Open source →

0.0.46 Jun 2023

Update README with outlines.vectorize by @rlouf in https://github.com/normal-computing/outlines/pull/133

What's Changed

Update README with outlines.vectorize by @rlouf in https://github.com/normal-computing/outlines/pull/133
Fix vectorization of transformers models by @rlouf in https://github.com/normal-computing/outlines/pull/134

Full Changelog: https://github.com/normal-computing/outlines/compare/0.0.3...0.0.4

Open source →

0.0.36 Jun 2023

Fix bug in https://github.com/normal-computing/outlines#prompting example by @tiendung in https://github.com/normal-computing/outlines/pull/121

What's Changed

Fix bug in https://github.com/normal-computing/outlines#prompting example by @tiendung in https://github.com/normal-computing/outlines/pull/121
Fix typo in OpenAICompletion.generate_choice docstring by @harshkumarchourasia in https://github.com/normal-computing/outlines/pull/128
Vectorize function calls by @rlouf in https://github.com/normal-computing/outlines/pull/120

New Contributors

@tiendung made their first contribution in https://github.com/normal-computing/outlines/pull/121
@harshkumarchourasia made their first contribution in https://github.com/normal-computing/outlines/pull/128

Full Changelog: https://github.com/normal-computing/outlines/compare/0.0.2...0.0.3

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0.0.225 May 2023

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