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diff --git a/doc/guides/contributing/coding_style.rst b/doc/guides/contributing/coding_style.rst
index 22f26dd935..1eb67f3476 100644
--- a/doc/guides/contributing/coding_style.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/contributing/coding_style.rst
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ Local Variables
 * When declaring variables in functions, multiple variables per line are OK.
   However, if multiple declarations would cause the line to exceed a reasonable line length, begin a new set of declarations on the next line rather than using a line continuation.
 * Be careful to not obfuscate the code by initializing variables in the declarations, only the last variable on a line should be initialized.
-  If multiple variables are to be initialised when defined, put one per line.
+  If multiple variables are to be initialized when defined, put one per line.
 * Do not use function calls in initializers, except for ``const`` variables.
 
 .. code-block:: c
@@ -685,3 +685,11 @@ Control Statements
                  usage();
                  /* NOTREACHED */
          }
+
+
+Python Code
+-----------
+
+All python code should be compliant with `PEP8 (Style Guide for Python Code) <https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/>`_.
+
+The ``pep8`` tool can be used for testing compliance with the guidelines.