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+@software{Kessling_Muench_Ponyexpress_2023,
+    abstract     = {A convenience wrapper around Telethon and the Telegram API for research purposes.},
+    author       = {Kessling, Philipp and Münch, Felix V.},
+    doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.7693369},
+    institution  = {Leibniz-Institute for Media Research | Hans-Bredow-Institute},
+    keywords     = {Python, Python Package, Network Theory, Network Science, Graphs, Complexity, Complex Systems},
+    license      = {MIT},
+    organization = {Media Research Methods Lab},
+    title        = {ponyexpress},
+    url          = {https://pypi.org/project/tegracli/},
+    year         = {2023}
+}