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+- id: hacking
+  name: hacking
+  description: 'Runs hacking, the OpenStack blend of flake8'
+  entry: flake8
+  language: python
+  types: [python]
+  require_serial: true
+  additional_dependencies:
+    # This enables the pep257 extra from hacking by default. If you want
+    # to avoid it, just override additional_dependencies in your hook config
+    # by listing only `- .`. We assume that most users want this feature.
+    - .[pep257]