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+# TODO: settle on style standards and enforce them
+name: Lint
+
+on: [push]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10"]
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+      with:
+        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        pip install pylint mypy 
+    - name: Analysing the code with pylint
+      run: |
+        pylint $(git ls-files '*.py')
+    
+    - name: Analysing the code with mypy
+      run: |
+        mypy $(git ls-files '*.py')
+