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+:mod:`renderers`
+================
+
+The renderers module provides a set of renderers that can be plugged in to a :class:`.Resource`.
+A renderer is responsible for taking the output of a View and serializing it to a given media type.
+A :class:`.Resource` can have a number of renderers, allow the same content to be serialized in a number
+of different formats depending on the requesting client's preferences, as specified in the HTTP Request's Accept header.
+
+.. automodule:: renderers
+ :members: