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-doc-warnings: yes
-test-warnings: yes
-strictness: veryhigh
-max-line-length: 90
-autodetect: yes
-ignore-paths:
-    - docs/conf.py
-    - xonsh/ply
-
-python-targets:
-    - 3
-         
-pylint:
-  disable:
-    - super-on-old-class
-    - old-style-class
-    - global-variable-not-assigned
-    - pointless-except
-    - unused-argument
-    - protected-access
-    - global-statement
-    - eval-used
-    - exec-used
-    - too-many-lines
-    - import-self
-    - redefined-outer-name
-    - invalid-name
-    - too-few-public-methods
-    - no-init
-    - star-args
-
-mccabe:
-  disable:
-    - MC0000  # not Py3k compatible
-    - MC0001  # silly cyclomatic complexity
diff --git a/empty b/empty
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