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The problem is that this project seems to be unmaintained. The last commit was from mid-2014.\r\n\r\nWe should replace this with a project that is more up-to-date and actively maintained. [PythonImproved](https://github.com/MattDMo/PythonImproved) seems to fit the bill, though I haven't used it yet. 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