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+# This is a basic workflow to help you get started with Actions
+
+name: Flake 8 Checks
+
+# Controls when the action will run. Triggers the workflow on push or pull request
+# events but only for the main branch
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main ]
+
+# A workflow run is made up of one or more jobs that can run sequentially or in parallel
+jobs:
+  # This workflow contains a single job called "build"
+  checkSyntax:
+    # The type of runner that the job will run on
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    # Steps represent a sequence of tasks that will be executed as part of the job
+    steps:
+    # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, so your job can access it
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+    # Runs a single command using the runners shell
+    - name: Check for Syntax Error
+      run: flake8 nw --count --select=E9,F63,F7,F82 --show-source --statistics