diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
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+root = true
+
+[*]
+charset = utf-8
+end_of_line = lf
+insert_final_newline = true
+trim_trailing_whitespace = true
+
+[**.py]
+indent_size = 4
+indent_style = space
+max_line_length = 79
+
+[Makefile]
+indent_style = tab