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 Frequently Asked Questions
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-Why does flake8 pin the version of pep8?
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-Version 1.6 of pep8 doesn't work properly with flake8.  Until pep8 releases a
-version that works, flake8 pins the version of pep8 so that flake8 will work as
-a whole.
-
 Is flake8 broken?
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