Add a new section about Python code to the coding style document.
Suggest that all new Python code should adhere to the PEP 8 standard.
Also include a reference to tools that can quickly check code for
style issues.

Signed-off-by: Russell Bryant <rbry...@redhat.com>
---
 CodingStyle.md | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/CodingStyle.md b/CodingStyle.md
index 77b1572..0a441e0 100644
--- a/CodingStyle.md
+++ b/CodingStyle.md
@@ -569,3 +569,10 @@ for other compilers.  You can, however, use C99 features 
or GCC
 extensions also supported by Clang in code that compiles only on
 GNU/Linux (such as lib/netdev-linux.c), because GCC is the system
 compiler there.
+
+## PYTHON
+
+When introducing new Python code, try to follow Python's
+[PEP 8](http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/) style.
+Consider running the `pep8` or `flake8` tool against your
+code to find issues.
-- 
2.1.0

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