diff --git a/gluon/packages/__init__.py b/gluon/packages/__init__.py
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diff --git a/gluon/packages/dal b/gluon/packages/dal
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diff --git a/gluon/template.py b/gluon/template.py
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-#!/usr/bin/env python
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
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diff --git a/gluon/template.py b/gluon/template.py
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