diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6b509d2f6be37f5e6081444845afc06b643ffbf7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.flake8
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[flake8]
+max-line-length = 80
+select = C,E,F,W,B,B950
+ignore = E501