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+[submodule "static-checks"]
+	path = static-checks
+	url = https://github.com/avocado-framework/avocado-static-checks
diff --git a/selftests/isort.sh b/selftests/isort.sh
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-#!/bin/sh -e
-
-isort --check-only --profile black .
diff --git a/selftests/isort.sh b/selftests/isort.sh
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+../static-checks/check-import-order
\ No newline at end of file
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+Subproject commit a7f8a7f74c34132b648bfa46184101b7ffc0b071