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+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -eu
+
+
+function usage {
+  echo "Usage: $0 [OPTION]..."
+  echo "  -p, --no-pep8               Don't run pep8"
+  echo "  -y, --no-pylint             Don't run pylint"
+  echo "  -h, --help               Print this usage message"
+  exit
+}
+
+
+function process_option {
+  case "$1" in
+    -h|--help) usage;;
+    -p|--pep8) pep8=0;;
+    -y|--pylint) pylint=0;;
+    -*);;
+    *);;
+  esac
+}
+
+
+pylint=1
+pep8=1
+wrapper="exec"
+pylintrc_fn="pylintrc"
+
+
+for arg in "$@"; do
+  process_option $arg
+done
+
+
+function run_pep8 {
+  echo "Running pep8 ..."
+  srcfiles=`find devstack -type f | grep "py\$"`
+  srcfiles+=" stack"
+  pep_ignores="E202"
+  pep8_opts="--ignore=$pep_ignores --repeat"
+  echo "$(${wrapper} pep8 ${pep8_opts} ${srcfiles} 2>&1)"
+  if [ "$?" -ne "0" ]; then
+    echo "Sorry, cannot run pep8 ..."
+    exit 1
+  else
+    echo "Successfully ran pep8 ..."
+  fi
+}
+
+
+function run_pylint {
+  echo "Running pylint ..."
+  srcfiles=`find devstack -type f | grep "py\$"`
+  srcfiles+=" stack"
+  pylint_opts="--rcfile=$pylintrc_fn"
+  echo "$(${wrapper} pylint ${pylint_opts} ${srcfiles} 2>&1)"
+  if [ "$?" -ne "0" ]; then
+   echo "Sorry, cannot run pylint ..."
+   exit 1
+  else
+   echo "Successfully ran pylint ..."
+  fi
+}
+
+
+if [ $pep8 -eq 1 ]; then
+    run_pep8
+fi
+
+if [ $pylint -eq 1 ]; then
+    run_pylint
+fi
+
+exit 0