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+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/vmware/pyvmomi.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/vmware/pyvmomi) 
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 pyVmomi is the Python SDK for the VMware vSphere API that allows you to manipulate ESX, ESXi, and vCenter.
 
 To get started, check out the samples project at http://vmware.github.io/pyvmomi-community-samples/