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+name: Python application test
+
+on: [push]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: Set up Python 3.8
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      with:
+        python-version: 3.8
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        pip install pytest
+        if [ -f requirements.txt ]; then pip install -r requirements.txt; fi
+    - name: Run tests with pytest
+      run: |
+        pytest tests/