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@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@
 Code
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-When in doubt, refer to :pep:`8` for Python code.
+When in doubt, refer to :pep:`8` for Python code. You can check if your code
+meets our automated requirements by running ``flake8`` against it. If you've
+installed the development requirements this will automatically use our
+configuration. You can also run the ``tox`` job with ``tox -e pep8``.
 
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