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-Utility routines used in Jupyter notebooks in [PySDM](https://github.com/open-atmos/PySDM), [PyMPDATA](https://github.com/open-atmos/PyMPDATA) and [PyPartMC](https://github.com/open-atmos/PyPartMC) projects:
-- [``show_plot()``](https://open-atmos.github.io/jupyter-utils/open_atmos_jupyter_utils/show_plot.html) - a drop-in replacement for matplotlib's show() displaying the figure inline using vector graphics (svg) by default and offering a download-as-pdf-or-svg widget just below (on Colab the widget triggers Google Drive download)
-- [``show_anim()``](https://open-atmos.github.io/jupyter-utils/open_atmos_jupyter_utils/show_anim.html) - a replacement for matplotlib's FuncAnimate() that inline-displays animations in gif format (thus github renderer compatible) and offers a way to download the .gif file (on Colab the widget triggers Google Drive download) 
-- [``TemporaryFile``](https://open-atmos.github.io/jupyter-utils/open_atmos_jupyter_utils/temporary_file.html) - a class equipped with ``make_link_widget()`` method returning a click-to-download Colab-compatible widget to be display()-ed in a Jupyter notebook
-- [``pip_install_on_colab('package_a', 'package_b', ...)``](https://open-atmos.github.io/jupyter-utils/open_atmos_jupyter_utils/pip_install_on_colab.html) - a function handling execution of ``pip`` (and ``ldconfig``) on Colab 
-- [``notebook_vars``](https://open-atmos.github.io/jupyter-utils/open_atmos_jupyter_utils/notebook_vars) - a function that executes Jupyter notebook and returns a dictionary with all variables notebook variables (variable names as keys) - useful in setting up automated tests for notebooks without modifying the notebooks (e.g., using pytest fixtures)
-
-public API docs are maintained at: https://open-atmos.github.io/jupyter-utils/
+## Features
+
+`open-atmos-jupyter-utils` is a Python package providing Jupyter notebook utility routines 
+for:
+- presenting [matplotlib](https://matplotlib.org) plots as either SVG vector graphics or animated GIFs, embedding them within the notebooks, and rendering correctly in [GitHub's Rich Jupyter Notebook diffs](https://github.blog/changelog/2023-03-01-feature-preview-rich-jupyter-notebook-diffs/)
+- save-as buttons below each figure (triggering [Google-Drive downloads](https://colab.research.google.com/notebooks/io.ipynb#scrollTo=hauvGV4hV-Mh) on [Colab](https://colab.google/))
+- execution of unmodified notebook code for automated testing (e.g., within [pytest fixtures](https://docs.pytest.org/en/stable/explanation/fixtures.html))
+- pip-installation of external packages on Colab safeguarded against [alterations of Google-shipped packages](https://github.com/googlecolab/colabtools/issues/2837)
+
+## Functions
+- [``show_plot()``](https://open-atmos.github.io/jupyter-utils/open_atmos_jupyter_utils/show_plot.html) - a drop-in replacement for matplotlib.pyplot.show() that displays figures inline as SVG vector graphics. The function also provides a download widget that allows users to download the figure as PDF or SVG. On Google Colab, the widget triggers a Google Drive download.
+- [``show_anim()``](https://open-atmos.github.io/jupyter-utils/open_atmos_jupyter_utils/show_anim.html) - a replacement for matplotlib.animation.FuncAnimation that displays inline animations in GIF format (which is compatible with GitHub rendering). It also provides a download widget to save the animation as a GIF file, with Colab support for Google Drive download.
+- [``notebook_vars(notebook: Path, plot: bool)``](https://open-atmos.github.io/jupyter-utils/open_atmos_jupyter_utils/notebook_vars) - a function that executes notebook code and returns a dictionary of variables present in the notebook. This is particularly useful for setting up automated tests using pytest fixtures without any modification to the original notebooks. The `plot` flag controls if `show_plot()` calls within the notebook should be run or not.
+- [``pip_install_on_colab('package_a', 'package_b', ...)``](https://open-atmos.github.io/jupyter-utils/open_atmos_jupyter_utils/pip_install_on_colab.html) - a function that automates the installation of Python packages in Colab environments via pip (and ldconfig for system libraries). This ensures smooth setup for notebooks running on Colab.
+
+## Instalation
+For installation use:
+```bash
+pip install open-atmos-jupyter-utils
+```
+Then import inside Python project
+```Python
+import open_atmos_jupyter_utils as oaju
+```
+
+## Documentation
+Public API docs are maintained at: https://open-atmos.github.io/jupyter-utils/
+
+
+## Use Cases
+
+open-atmos-jupyter-utils has been developed for and used in numerous Jupyter
+notebooks in [PySDM](https://github.com/open-atmos/PySDM), [PyMPDATA](https://github.com/open-atmos/PyMPDATA) and [PyPartMC](https://github.com/open-atmos/PyPartMC) projects.