diff --git a/scripts/tests/__init__.py b/scripts/tests/__init__.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
diff --git a/scripts/tests/test_validate_links.py b/scripts/tests/test_validate_links.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-