What is the use of strings like "-*- Mode: Python -*-" found at the top of some python files?
<p>Here are the top few lines (all comments) from a python application. What do the first two comment lines indicate? Are they special markers for another app?</p>

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# -*- Mode: Python -*-<br />
# vi:si:et:sw=4:sts=4:ts=4<br />
#<br />
# Istanbul - A desktop recorder<br />
# Copyright (C) 2005 Zaheer Abbas Merali (zaheerabbas at merali dot org)<br />
# Portions Copyright (C) 2004,2005 Fluendo, S.L. (www.fluendo.com).<br />
# All rights reserved.<br />
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