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+;; initialize packages
+(require 'package)
+(add-to-list 'package-archives
+             '("melpa" . "http://melpa.org/packages/"))
+(add-to-list 'package-archives
+             '("elpy" . "https://jorgenschaefer.github.io/packages/"))
+(package-initialize)
+
+;; line numbers
+(global-linum-mode t)
+(column-number-mode 1)
+(setq linum-format "%4d ")
+
+;; git gutter
+(require 'git-gutter)
+(global-git-gutter-mode t)
+(git-gutter:linum-setup)
+
+;; vim emulation
+(require 'evil)
+(evil-mode 1)
+(require 'evil-surround)
+(global-evil-surround-mode 1)
+
+;; disable menubar
+(menu-bar-mode -1)
+
+;; 80 column marker
+(require 'whitespace)
+(setq whitespace-style '(face indentation trailing tab-mark lines-tail))
+(global-whitespace-mode t)
+
+;; prevent extraneous tabs
+(setq-default indent-tabs-mode nil)
+
+;; infer tab settings
+(defun how-many-region (begin end regexp &optional interactive)
+    "Print number of non-trivial matches for REGEXP in region.
+Non-interactive arguments are Begin End Regexp"
+    (interactive "r\nsHow many matches for (regexp): \np")
+    (let ((count 0) opoint)
+      (save-excursion
+        (setq end (or end (point-max)))
+        (goto-char (or begin (point)))
+        (while (and (< (setq opoint (point)) end)
+                    (re-search-forward regexp end t))
+          (if (= opoint (point))
+              (forward-char 1)
+            (setq count (1+ count))))
+        (if interactive (message "%d occurrences" count))
+        count)))
+
+(defun infer-indentation-style ()
+  ;; if our source file uses tabs, we use tabs, if spaces spaces, and if
+  ;; neither, we use the current indent-tabs-mode
+  (let ((space-count (how-many-region (point-min) (point-max) "^  "))
+        (tab-count (how-many-region (point-min) (point-max) "^\t")))
+    (if (> space-count tab-count) (setq indent-tabs-mode nil))
+        (if (> tab-count space-count) (setq indent-tabs-mode t))))
+(infer-indentation-style)
+
+;; auto remove trailing whitespace
+(add-hook 'before-save-hook 'delete-trailing-whitespace)
+(setq mode-require-final-newline t)
+
+;; automatic pairs
+(electric-pair-mode)
+
+;; neotree
+(require 'neotree)
+(global-set-key [f8] 'neotree-toggle)
+(add-hook 'neotree-mode-hook
+          (lambda ()
+            (define-key evil-normal-state-local-map (kbd "TAB") 'neotree-enter)
+            (define-key evil-normal-state-local-map (kbd "SPC") 'neotree-enter)
+            (define-key evil-normal-state-local-map (kbd "RET") 'neotree-enter)
+            (define-key evil-normal-state-local-map (kbd "q") 'neotree-hide)))
+(neotree-toggle)
+
+;; backup in separate directory
+(setq backup-directory-alist `(("." . "~/.emacs.d/backups")))
+(setq backup-by-copying t)
+
+;; projectile
+(projectile-global-mode)
+(setq projectile-find-file (kbd "C-p"))
+
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+;; python config ;;
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+
+(elpy-enable)