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 `python -m  pytest -s tests/overpy_series_test.py`
 
-# General Coding Guidelines 
+# Coding Guidlines
 
+**General**
 *  Use [type hints](https://mypy.readthedocs.io/en/stable/cheat_sheet_py3.html) for parameters and return values for each function you implement
 *  Each module should have basic [unit tests](https://realpython.com/python-testing/) so that we can catch coding errors before we push changes
 *  Each function and class should include a [docstring](https://realpython.com/documenting-python-code/#documenting-your-python-code-base-using-docstrings) 
 
-# Good Practices
-
+**Good Practices**
 *  Common pittfalls --- for instance wrong EPSG --- should be handled via [warnings](https://docs.python.org/3/library/warnings.html) or exceptions so that errors are not introduced silently
 *  Whenever we are dealing with coordinates, we try to use [geopandas.GeoSeries](https://geopandas.org/reference/geopandas.GeoSeries.html) so that the projection is handled explicitly
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