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 Allows to
  - create projects within a group
  - delete projects within a group
- - batch-assign students to projects (via .tsv file)
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+ - batch-assign students to projects (via .tsv file)
+  
+ 
+Requirements
+  - Python(3)
+  - a manually created group in Gitlab
+  - a corresponding Gitlab access token (available via environment variable $GITLABTOKEN) when running `main.py`
+
+Get started
+  - run `main.py`
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