diff --git a/.coveragerc b/.coveragerc
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+[run]
+source = km3buu
+
+[report]
+include =
+    km3buu/*
+omit =
+    */tests/*
+exclude_lines =
+    pragma: no cover
+    raise AssertionError
+    raise NotImplementedError
+    if 0:
+    if __name__ == .__main__.:
+    if self.debug:
+    if settings.DEBUG
+    def __repr__