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+capacitor
+=========
+
+Simple capacitor code calculator on the command line written in Go and Python.
+
+##Usage:
+
+```
+capacitor 404
+./capacitor.py 404
+```
+
+Output:
+```
+4000 nF
+4 uF
+```
+
+---
+
+```
+capacitor 010
+./capacitor.py 010
+```
+
+Output:
+```
+10 pF
+```