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 # MDF Connect Client
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-The MDF Connect Client is the Python client to easily submit datasets to MDF Connect.
+The MDF Connect Client is the Python client to facilitate programmatic submission of datasets to MDF Connect, tracking of dataset status, and handling of curation tasks.
 
 # Installation