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+# prospector configuration file
+
+---
+output-format: grouped
+strictness: veryhigh
+doc-warnings: true
+test-warnings: true
+member-warnings: true
+
+frosted:
+  run: false
+
+pyroma:
+  run: false
+
+mypy:
+  run: false
+
+pydocroma:
+  run: true
+
+pep8:
+  run: true
+  disable: [
+    E501,  # Line-length, already controlled by pylint
+  ]
+
+pep257:
+  run: true
+    # see http://pep257.readthedocs.io/en/latest/error_codes.html
+  disable: [
+    D203,  # 1 blank line required before class docstring
+           # conflicts with D0211, No blank lines allowed before class docstring
+  ]