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+[mypy]
+# We also need to support 3.5, but if we'd chose that here, we'd need to deal
+# with conditional imports (like secrets.py).
+python_version = 3.6
+
+[mypy-faulthandler]
+# https://github.com/python/typeshed/pull/2627
+ignore_missing_imports = True
+
+[mypy-colorama]
+# https://github.com/tartley/colorama/issues/206
+ignore_missing_imports = True
+
+[mypy-hunter]
+# https://github.com/ionelmc/python-hunter/issues/43
+ignore_missing_imports = True
+
+[mypy-pygments.*]
+# https://bitbucket.org/birkenfeld/pygments-main/issues/1485/type-hints
+ignore_missing_imports = True
+
+[mypy-cssutils]
+# Pretty much inactive currently
+ignore_missing_imports = True
+
+[mypy-pypeg2]
+# Pretty much inactive currently
+ignore_missing_imports = True
+
+[mypy-bdb]
+# stdlib, missing in typeshed
+ignore_missing_imports = True