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+# Basic set up for three package managers
+
+version: 2
+updates:
+  # Maintain dependencies for GitHub Actions
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    # Workflow files stored in the default location of `.github/workflows`. (You don't need to specify `/.github/workflows` for `directory`. You can use `directory: "/"`.)
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+
+  # Maintain dependencies for pip
+  - package-ecosystem: "pip"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"