diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..de6e2a4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.flake8
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+[flake8]
+max-line-length = 120
+output-file = flake8.txt
+exclude = .git,waflib,autooptions