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+
+name: Check Black formatting
+
+on: [push, pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  lint:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      - uses: psf/black@stable
+        with:
+          args: ". -l 79 --check"
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