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 ######## Python - inspired by https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/main/Python.gitignore
 
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   SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
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-<h1 style="display:flex; align-items: center;"><img src="./docs/media/catenaxLogo.svg"/>&nbsp;&nbsp;Digital Product Pass Application</h1>
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 [![Contributors][contributors-shield]][contributors-url]
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 [![Apache 2.0 License][license-shield]][license-url]
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+  <img alt="Digital Product Pass App Logo" width="200" height="200" src="./docs/media/dpp-logo.png"/>
+  <br>
+  <h1 style="align-items: center;">Digital Product Pass Application</h1>
+</div>
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+
+
 ## Description
 
 The digital product passport  application provides a consumer user interface to request a battery passport from a battery manufacturer using the standardized components and technologies in a Catena-X network. The passport will be displayed in a human-readable from any browser. The data exchange standards given by Catena-X are used to provide the battery passport to different personas (roles) in the network.
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 ### NetBeans ###
 /nbproject/private/
 /nbbuild/