Steps to install pep8 pre-commit hook managed by git-hooks

gistfile1.eclass

# Repository developers

cd /path/to/somewhere
git clone https://github.com/kergoth/git-hooks
export PATH=/path/to/somewhere/git-hooks:$PATH
cd /path/to/project
git hooks --install

gistfile2.eclass

# Repository owner

cd /path/to/project
mkdir -p git_hooks/pre-commit
curl -o git_hooks/pre-commit/check_pep8.py https://gist.github.com/raw/810399/7e5e122f3956c023afd68c6a1e0e177bfad11b9e/gistfile1.py
chmod a+x git_hooks/pre-commit/check_pep8.py

# check the hook is installed correctly
git hooks

# commit the hook
git add git_hooks/pre-commit/check_pep8.py
git commit -m "add pre-commit hook to check pep8"
git push