diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index e1343b4..6c1a085 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -8,3 +8,63 @@ universal=1
 
 [metadata]
 license_file = LICENSE
+
+[flake8]
+exclude = build,.git,docs
+ignore = E127,E128,
+max-line-length = 100
+per-file-ignores =
+    # this file has many long lines, define it as OK
+    tests/full_output_test.py:E501
+
+[isort]
+line_length = 100
+indent = 4
+multi_line_output = 3
+length_sort = false
+force_alphabetical_sort_within_sections = true
+sections = FUTURE,STDLIB,THIRDPARTY,FIRSTPARTY,LOCALFOLDER
+lines_after_imports = 2
+from_first = true
+include_trailing_comma = true
+
+# the following sections are for pylint
+[MASTER]
+ignore=.git
+persistent=no
+load-plugins=
+    pylint.extensions.bad_builtin,
+    pylint.extensions.check_elif,
+    pylint.extensions.comparetozero,
+    pylint.extensions.emptystring,
+    pylint.extensions.mccabe,
+    pylint.extensions.overlapping_exceptions,
+    pylint.extensions.redefined_variable_type
+
+[MESSAGES CONTROL]
+disable=
+  fixme,
+  duplicate-code,
+  empty-docstring,
+  logging-format-interpolation,
+  missing-docstring
+
+[REPORTS]
+output-format=parseable
+files-output=no
+reports=no
+
+[FORMAT]
+max-line-length=100
+
+[VARIABLES]
+dummy-variables-rgx=_|dummy
+
+[DESIGN]
+min-public-methods=0
+max-attributes=15
+max-args=7
+max-parents=9
+
+[EXCEPTIONS]
+overgeneral-exceptions=