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@@ -93,10 +93,11 @@ pytest
 
 Or to debug, use:
 
-```commandline
+```
 pip install nose2
 
 nose2 --debugger
+```
 
 ### Type checking 
 
@@ -124,7 +125,6 @@ black .
 python docs/build_docs.py
 ```
 
-
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