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# taxadbcache

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`taxadbcache` provides methods used by `taxadb` in pre-processing taxonomic name provider data.  This is not intended as a general-use package, these functions exist only to support a pipeline of creating annual releases of the taxadb backend data. Providers may be added or deprecated.  

Additionally, caches of the processed data are stored through the "releases" mechanism.