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-[flake8]
-max-line-length = 88
-extend-ignore = E203, E501
-per-file-ignores = */__init__.py:F401,F403
-
-# flake8 does not support pyproject.toml
-# https://github.com/PyCQA/flake8/issues/234
-# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/64482562/specify-per-file-ignores-with-pyproject-toml-and-flake8