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+A script to detect rank changes among Czech go players.
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+It downloads the rating history, reads and parses the file, filters the relevant results, constructs the rank history for each player and outputs the records between the requested dates.
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+For the usage just run `python3 rank_progress.py --help`.
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+Licensed under GNU GPL v3 or newer. See https://opensource.org/licenses/GPL-3.0