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 # ResInsight Scripting API - rips
 
-A Python interface for the ResInsight visualization and post-processing suite for Reservoir Simulations
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 ## Please note
 The folder **rips** is a local copy for testing purposes. We need to be able to communicate the generated files to readthedocs in some way.
 
-[Learn More](https://www.resinsight.org)
+## How to generate documentation locally
+- Install Python 3.x
+- Install dependencies for rips `pip install grpcio grpcio-tools protobuf`
+- Install the documentation system `pip install sphinx`
+- Open command line in folder **docs**
+- Execute `make html`
+- Open the generated documentation in a browser `build/html/index.html`