diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
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+[pylint]
+disable=
+    line-too-long,
+good-names=
+    code-snippets-v4
+ignore=
+    __init__.py,
+notes=
+    FIXME,
diff --git a/dependabot-approve-and-merge.yaml b/dependabot-approve-and-merge.yaml
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+name: Dependabot approve and merge
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  dependabot-approve-and-merge:
+    secrets:
+      SENZING_GITHUB_CODEOWNER_PR_RW_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SENZING_GITHUB_CODEOWNER_PR_RW_TOKEN }}
+    uses: senzing-factory/build-resources/.github/workflows/dependabot-approve-and-merge.yaml@v2
diff --git a/placeholder.py b/placeholder.py
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+#! /usr/bin/env python3