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* **Path Resolution**: Use absolute paths for the `file_path` variable to prevent issues when the script is triggered by a system scheduler like Cron.
* **Delimiter Consistency**: The script is explicitly configured with `delimiter='\t'`. Ensure the data file uses actual tab characters and not spaces.
+ ## Licence
+
+ This project is made available under a GPL3 licence -- see COPYING for the full text.
+
+