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+# Don't add a __init__.py
+
+If you add a __init__.py file here it will break any path shortning that has been setup in the
+main setup.cfg file (see [this stackoverflow question](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/63464555/create-name-space-package-that-contains-standalone-installable-sub-packages/63465830#63465830).
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-"""Subpackage that contains the Bayesian Learning Control gym environments"""