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+.PHONY: help
+
+PYTHON=$(shell which python)
+
+help:
+	@grep -E '^[a-zA-Z_-]+:.*?## .*$$' $(MAKEFILE_LIST) | sort | awk 'BEGIN {FS = ":.*?## "}; {printf "\033[36m%-30s\033[0m %s\n", $$1, $$2}'
+
+install-develop: ## Activate the development install
+	$(PYTHON) setup.py develop
+
+uninstall-develop: ## De-activate the development install
+	$(PYTHON) setup.py develop --uninstall
+
+install: ## Install the package
+	$(PYTHON) setup.py install
+
+check: ## Run all tests (remember to git submodule update --init)
+	$(PYTHON) setup.py test