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@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ Python PEPs
 
 For Python code the Python Enhancement Proposals (PEPs) apply.
 See the `Python Developer's Guide <https://www.python.org/dev/>`__ for detailed
-information.
+information. The most basic one is `PEP8: Style Guide for Python Code <https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/>`_.
+Compliance with PEP8 can be checked using the `Python style guide checker <https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pycodestyle/>`_.