diff --git a/.bc-linter.yml b/.bc-linter.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cafa3a51c3ac
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@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+version: 1
+paths:
+include:
+  - "**/*.py"
+exclude:
+  - ".*"
+  - ".*/**"
+  - "**/.*/**"
+  - "**/.*"
+  - "**/_*/**"
+  - "**/_*.py"
+  - "**/test/**"
+  - "**/benchmarks/**"
+  - "**/test_*.py"
+  - "**/*_test.py"