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+{
+  // See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=733558
+  // for the documentation about the tasks.json format
+  "version": "2.0.0",
+  "tasks": [
+    {
+      "label": "build",
+      "type": "shell",
+      "command": "source venv/bin/activate; make",
+      "problemMatcher": [],
+      "group": {
+        "kind": "build",
+        "isDefault": true
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "label": "run",
+      "type": "shell",
+      "command": "source venv/bin/activate; python main.py",
+      "problemMatcher": [],
+      "group": {
+        "kind": "build",
+        "isDefault": true
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+}