diff --git a/pkgs/development/lua-modules/updater/.flake8 b/pkgs/development/lua-modules/updater/.flake8
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-[flake8]
-# E111 => 4 spaces tabs
-# don't let spaces else it is not recognized
-# E123 buggy
-ignore =
-	E501,E265,E402
-
-max-line-length = 120