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+[bdist_wheel]
+universal = 1
+
+[flake8]
+exclude = .git,build,dist,docs,env
+
+[nosetests]
+cover-branches = 1
+cover-erase = 1
+cover-html = 1
+cover-html-dir =  build/coverage
+cover-package = consulate
+cover-tests = 1
+logging-level = DEBUG
+stop = 1
+verbosity = 2
+with-coverage = 1
+detailed-errors = 1