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-graft docs
-graft src
-graft tests
-graft tutorial
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-include .coveragerc
-include .editorconfig
-
-include LICENSE
-include README.rst
-include *.bib
-include *.md
-include *.yml
-recursive-include *.py
-
-include tox.ini
-
-global-exclude *.py[cod] __pycache__/* *.so *.dylib
-