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+# Configuration of py.test
+[pytest]
+addopts=-v
+        -n 2
+        --durations=10
+        --cov-report term-missing
+        --cov=keras
+
+# Do not run tests in the build folder
+norecursedirs= build
+
+# PEP-8 The following are ignored:
+# E501 line too long (82 > 79 characters)
+# E402 module level import not at top of file - temporary measure to continue adding ros python packaged in sys.path
+# E731 do not assign a lambda expression, use a def
+
+pep8ignore=* E501 \
+           * E402 \
+           * E731 \
+