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+name: lint_python
+on: [push, pull_request] 
+jobs:
+  lint_python:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+        with:
+          python_version: "3.8"
+      - run: "python -m pip install flake8"
+      - run: "python -m flake8 . --count --select=E9,F7,F82 --show-source"