diff --git a/.project b/.project
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<projectDescription>
+	<name>linkchecker</name>
+	<comment></comment>
+	<projects>
+	</projects>
+	<buildSpec>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>org.python.pydev.PyDevBuilder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
+	</buildSpec>
+	<natures>
+		<nature>org.python.pydev.pythonNature</nature>
+	</natures>
+</projectDescription>
diff --git a/.pydevproject b/.pydevproject
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
+<?eclipse-pydev version="1.0"?>
+
+<pydev_project>
+<pydev_property name="org.python.pydev.PYTHON_PROJECT_INTERPRETER">Python 2.6</pydev_property>
+<pydev_property name="org.python.pydev.PYTHON_PROJECT_VERSION">python 2.6</pydev_property>
+<pydev_pathproperty name="org.python.pydev.PROJECT_SOURCE_PATH">
+<path>/linkchecker</path>
+</pydev_pathproperty>
+</pydev_project>