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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# semi-working support for mypy daemon
+# - install fs_watch
+# - build anki/aqt wheels first
+# - create a new venv and activate it
+# - install the wheels
+# - then run this script from this folder
+
+(sleep 1 && touch aqt)
+. ~/pyenv/bin/activate
+fswatch -o aqt | xargs -n1 -I{} sh -c 'printf \\033c; dmypy run aqt'
+