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+PyVOLTHA
+========
+
+PyVOLTHA is a collection of shared Python libraries that are use to
+create Python-based
+`VOLTHA <https://wiki.opencord.org/display/CORD/VOLTHA>`__ Device
+Adapters and other Python utilities (CLI, …) that need to work with the
+VOLTHA v2.0 and later Golang core.
+
+Initially PyVOLTHA will target only Python 2.7, but contributors are
+encouraged to write or refactor any library methods to eventually
+support Python 3.6.x or later.
+
+Installation instruction
+------------------------
+
+.. code:: bash
+
+   pip install pyvoltha
+
+Release History
+---------------
+
++---------+------------+-----------------------------------------------+
+| Version | Date       | Notes                                         |
++=========+============+===============================================+
+| v0.1.0  | 2019-02-01 | Initial pypy release available. This is       |
+|         |            | primarily for testing out pip install support |
+|         |            | and is not expected to be useful outside of   |
+|         |            | that.                                         |
++---------+------------+-----------------------------------------------+
+
+Detailed Release History
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+v0.1.0 (2019-02-01)
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+-  Experimental release of pyvoltha to test pip install capabilities.
+   This version has manually created protobuf definitions and will
+   probably not be very usable by any device adapters.
+-  This version is not under source control management at this time.
+   Initial VCS support is anticipated in the very near future when
+   portions of this project can be consumed by a device adapter
+   developer.
+-  Protobuf files in the ‘proto’ directory were hand copied over from
+   the voltha-go repository. These will eventually be in a separate repo
+   that developers will need to include.
+-  Most all import paths fixed but that does not mean everything works
+-  A fair number of original unit tests are working after import
+   changes. Others need work.