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+[tool.black]
+line-length = 80
+target-version = ['py38']
+exclude = '''
+
+(
+  /(
+      \.eggs         # exclude a few common directories in the
+    | \.git          # root of the project
+    | \.mypy_cache
+    | \.tox
+    | \.venv
+  )/
+)
+'''
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