diff --git a/monkeytype.txt b/monkeytype.txt
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--- a/monkeytype.txt
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-Gather data via unit tests:
-
-$ monkeytype run -m nose
-
-Then apply types to a file:
-
-$ monkeytype apply anki.sched
diff --git a/monkeytype_config.py b/monkeytype_config.py
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-from monkeytype.config import DefaultConfig
-from monkeytype.typing import *
-
-class MyConfig(DefaultConfig):
-    def type_rewriter(self):
-        rws = (RemoveEmptyContainers(),RewriteConfigDict(),RewriteLargeUnion(2))
-        return ChainedRewriter(rws)
-
-CONFIG = MyConfig()