diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+*.pyc
+*.sw?
+*~
+.coverage
+__pycache__
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+++ b/Makefile
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+# Makefile driver for SWH Python modules. DO NOT CHANGE.
+# You can add custom Makefile rules to Makefile.local
+
+include ../Makefile.python
+-include Makefile.local
diff --git a/swh/__init__.py b/swh/__init__.py
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+++ b/swh/__init__.py
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+from pkgutil import extend_path
+__path__ = extend_path(__path__, __name__)  # NOQA