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+sudo: false
+language: python
+python:
+  - "3.4"
+install: "pip install pep8"
+script: "pep8 *.py"
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 # Data for Freifunk Map, Graph and Node List
 
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/ffnord/ffmap-backend.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/ffnord/ffmap-backend)
+
 ffmap-backend gathers information on the batman network by invoking 
 
  * batctl,