diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
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+[flake8]
+max-line-length = 88
+select = C,E,F,W
+ignore = E203,E231,E501,E741,W503,W504,C901,E731
+per-file-ignores =
+    **/__init__.py:F401,F403
+exclude =
+    outlines_core/_version.py
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