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+Quantum Style Commandments
+==========================
+
+- Step 1: Read http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/
+- Step 2: Read http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/ again
+- Step 3: Read on
+
+
+General
+-------
+- Put two newlines between top-level code (funcs, classes, etc)
+- Put one newline between methods in classes and anywhere else
+- Do not write "except:", use "except Exception:" at the very least
+- Include your name with TODOs as in "#TODO(termie)"
+- Do not shadow a built-in or reserved word. Example::
+
+    def list():
+        return [1, 2, 3]
+
+    mylist = list() # BAD, shadows `list` built-in
+
+    class Foo(object):
+        def list(self):
+            return [1, 2, 3]
+
+    mylist = Foo().list() # OKAY, does not shadow built-in
+
+
+Imports
+-------
+- Do not make relative imports
+- Order your imports by the full module path
+- Organize your imports according to the following template
+
+Example::
+
+  # vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+  {{stdlib imports in human alphabetical order}}
+  \n
+  {{third-party lib imports in human alphabetical order}}
+  \n
+  {{quantum imports in human alphabetical order}}
+  \n
+  \n
+  {{begin your code}}
+
+
+Human Alphabetical Order Examples
+---------------------------------
+Example::
+
+  import httplib
+  import logging
+  import random
+  import StringIO
+  import time
+  import unittest
+
+  import eventlet
+  import webob.exc
+
+  import quantum.api.networks
+  from quantum.api import ports
+  from quantum.db import models
+  from quantum.extensions import multiport
+  import quantum.manager
+  from quantum import service
+
+
+Docstrings
+----------
+Example::
+
+  """A one line docstring looks like this and ends in a period."""
+
+
+  """A multiline docstring has a one-line summary, less than 80 characters.
+
+  Then a new paragraph after a newline that explains in more detail any
+  general information about the function, class or method. Example usages
+  are also great to have here if it is a complex class for function.
+
+  When writing the docstring for a class, an extra line should be placed
+  after the closing quotations. For more in-depth explanations for these
+  decisions see http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0257/
+
+  If you are going to describe parameters and return values, use Sphinx, the
+  appropriate syntax is as follows.
+
+  :param foo: the foo parameter
+  :param bar: the bar parameter
+  :returns: return_type -- description of the return value
+  :returns: description of the return value
+  :raises: AttributeError, KeyError
+  """
+
+
+Dictionaries/Lists
+------------------
+If a dictionary (dict) or list object is longer than 80 characters, its items
+should be split with newlines. Embedded iterables should have their items
+indented. Additionally, the last item in the dictionary should have a trailing
+comma. This increases readability and simplifies future diffs.
+
+Example::
+
+  my_dictionary = {
+      "image": {
+          "name": "Just a Snapshot",
+          "size": 2749573,
+          "properties": {
+               "user_id": 12,
+               "arch": "x86_64",
+          },
+          "things": [
+              "thing_one",
+              "thing_two",
+          ],
+          "status": "ACTIVE",
+      },
+  }
+
+
+Calling Methods
+---------------
+Calls to methods 80 characters or longer should format each argument with
+newlines. This is not a requirement, but a guideline::
+
+    unnecessarily_long_function_name('string one',
+                                     'string two',
+                                     kwarg1=constants.ACTIVE,
+                                     kwarg2=['a', 'b', 'c'])
+
+
+Rather than constructing parameters inline, it is better to break things up::
+
+    list_of_strings = [
+        'what_a_long_string',
+        'not as long',
+    ]
+
+    dict_of_numbers = {
+        'one': 1,
+        'two': 2,
+        'twenty four': 24,
+    }
+
+    object_one.call_a_method('string three',
+                             'string four',
+                             kwarg1=list_of_strings,
+                             kwarg2=dict_of_numbers)
+
+
+Internationalization (i18n) Strings
+-----------------------------------
+In order to support multiple languages, we have a mechanism to support
+automatic translations of exception and log strings.
+
+Example::
+
+    msg = _("An error occurred")
+    raise HTTPBadRequest(explanation=msg)
+
+If you have a variable to place within the string, first internationalize the
+template string then do the replacement.
+
+Example::
+
+    msg = _("Missing parameter: %s") % ("flavor",)
+    LOG.error(msg)
+
+If you have multiple variables to place in the string, use keyword parameters.
+This helps our translators reorder parameters when needed.
+
+Example::
+
+    msg = _("The server with id %(s_id)s has no key %(m_key)s")
+    LOG.error(msg % {"s_id": "1234", "m_key": "imageId"})
+
+
+Creating Unit Tests
+-------------------
+For every new feature, unit tests should be created that both test and
+(implicitly) document the usage of said feature. If submitting a patch for a
+bug that had no unit test, a new passing unit test should be added. If a
+submitted bug fix does have a unit test, be sure to add a new one that fails
+without the patch and passes with the patch.
+
+
+openstack-common
+----------------
+
+A number of modules from openstack-common are imported into the project.
+
+These modules are "incubating" in openstack-common and are kept in sync
+with the help of openstack-common's update.py script. See:
+
+  http://wiki.openstack.org/CommonLibrary#Incubation
+
+The copy of the code should never be directly modified here. Please
+always update openstack-common first and then run the script to copy
+the changes across.