diff --git a/src/README b/src/README
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 PISI is a new package manager implemented in python.
-
-Guidelines
-----------
-
-1. When using dirnames, don't expect the dir to end
-   with a trailing slash, and please use the dirnames
-   in pisiconfig
-
-
-Coding Suggestions
-------------------
-In OO programming, try to invoke Demeter's law.
-One of the "rules" there is not directly accessing any
-objects that are further than, 2/3 refs, away. So the
-following code is OK.
-   destroy_system(a.system().name())
-but the following isn't as robust
-   destroy_system(object_store.root().a.system.name())
-As you can tell, this introduces too many implementation
-dependencies. The rule of thumb is that, in these cases
-you have to use a chain of methods to access data. I
-think it's a good idea to not count the object scope in
-this case, so in Python self.a means only one level of
-reference, not two.
-
-OTOH, in Python and C++, it's not always good to implement 
-accessor/modifier pairs for every property of an object.
-It would be much simpler if you are not doing any special
-processing on the property (e.g. if what the type system
-does is sufficient).
-
-The main rule of thumb in Demeter's Law is avoiding
-putting more than, say, 10 methods in a class. That works
-really well in practice, forcing refactoring every now
-and then.
diff --git a/src/installdb.py b/src/installdb.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # installation database
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