Document how to find dead Python code

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+## Appendix
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+### Finding unused Python code
+
+If you are contributing with Python code, you can use the tool
+[`vulture`](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/vulture) to verify that you are not
+introducing unused code by accident.
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+This tool is not used in an automated form in CI nor otherwise because it may
+produce both false positives and false negatives. Still, it can be helpful to
+detect dead code that escapes our eyes.