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                  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.