diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
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+[flake8]
+exclude = .git,__pycache__,**/gen-*/**,contrib/**,docs/source/conf.py,old,build,dist
+ignore = W504,E402,E501
+max-complexity = 30
+max-line-length = 120