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-[flake8]
-# The flake8 config should work well with black
-# https://black.readthedocs.io/en/stable/guides/using_black_with_other_tools.html#flake8
-ignore = E203,E501,E741,N802,N814,N817,P101,SIM105,VNE001,VNE002,VNE003,W503,W604
-exclude = build,sample-files,dist,.benchmarks,.git,.github,.mypy_cache,.pytest_cache
-per-file-ignores =
-    tests/*: ASS001,PT011,B011,T001,T201
-    make_release.py:T001,T201