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+name: Black formatting (79 chars lines)
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main ]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  lint:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: psf/black@stable
+        with:
+          options: "--check --diff --line-length 79"