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 # IAI Style Guide
 
+It is way easier to collaborate on code and papers by having a strictly defined practical style guide.
 This repository defines guidelines for members and collaborators of the [Information Access & Interaction group](https://iai.group) at the University of Stavanger.
 
   * [Python style guide](python/)
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   * README files are to be named all-caps `README.md`.
   * Other files names are capitalized (i.e., first letter of a word in uppercase, and the rest of the letters in lowercase) and `_` -separated (e.g., `Writing_style.md`).
 
+## Spacing
+
+  * There should be an empty line before and after headers.
+
 ## Markup
 
   * Top-level lists are marked by `*`, second, third, etc. levels below are marked by `-`. E.g.,
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 # IAI Python Style Guide
 
+Keep in mind that **сode is read more often than it is written**.
+
 We follow the [Google Python Style Guide](https://google.github.io/styleguide/pyguide.html). This document highlights a number of peculiarities to pay special attention to, as well as complements the Google style guide on issues not specified there.
 
 ## Highlighted from the Google Python Style Guide