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+# This workflow will install Python dependencies, run tests and lint with a single version of Python
+# For more information see: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/automating-builds-and-tests/building-and-testing-python
+
+name: Python application
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: 
+    - '**'
+
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  PEP-Guidelines:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: Set up Python 3.10
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+      with:
+        python-version: "3.10"
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        pip install flake8 flake8-docstrings pep8-naming
+    - name: Lint with flake8
+      run: |
+        # stop the build if there are Python syntax errors or undefined names
+        flake8 ./GEMstack --count --select=E9,F63,F7,F82 --show-source --statistics --exclude=__init__.py || exit 1
+        # to enable more advanced checks on the repo, uncomment the lines below (There are around 3000 violations)
+        # flake8 ./GEMstack --ignore=D,C901,E402,E231 --count --max-complexity=10 --max-line-length=127 --statistics --exclude=__init__.py || exit 1
+        # if we want to enable documentation checks, uncomment the line below
+        # flake8 ./GEMstack --ignore=E128,E402,E501,F401 --docstring-convention pep257 --max-line-length=120 --exclude=__init__.py || exit 1
+      continue-on-error: false
+
+  Documentation:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: Set up Python 3.10
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+      with:
+        python-version: "3.10"
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        pip install sphinx sphinx-rtd-theme
+    - name: Generate Documentation
+      run: |
+        # stop the build if there are Python syntax errors or undefined names
+        sphinx-build -b html docs docs/build
+    - name: Save Documentation as Artifact
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: documentation
+        path: docs/build