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+name: Lint Readme
+
+on: [pull_request, push]
+
+jobs:
+  lint_python:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      - run: pip install codespell
+      - run: codespell