diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-yapf.yml b/.github/workflows/python-yapf.yml
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+name: YAPF Formatting Check
+on: [push]
+jobs:
+  formatting-check:
+    name: Formatting Check
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: run YAPF to test if python code is correctly formatted
+      uses: AlexanderMelde/yapf-action@master
+      with:
+        args: --verbose
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
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+[tool.pytest.ini_options]
+DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE = "freesound.settings"
+addopts = ""
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