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 maintainable. (Obviously using C or whatever for writing tests is fine).
 
 
+Base coding style
+
+When writing python code, unless otherwise stated, stick to the python style 
+guide (http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/).
+
+
 Indentation & whitespace
 
 Format your code for an 80 character wide screen.