diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
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+language: python
+python:
+  - "2.6"
+  - "2.7"
+  - "3.6"
+  - "nightly" # currently points to 3.7-dev
+
+before_install:
+  - pip install pep8
+
+# command to install dependencies
+install: 
+  - pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+# command to run tests
+# TODO: add flake8, pytest
+script: 
+  - pep8 *.py
+  - python -m py_compile *.py
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+psycopg2==2.6.*
+pymongo==3.*
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
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+[pep8]
+ignore = W191
+max-line-length = 200
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