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+name: Python Tests
+
+on: [pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout code
+      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      
+    - name: Set up Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      with:
+        python-version: 3.x
+        
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+    - name: Start API server
+      run: |
+        python run
+        
+    - name: Wait for API server to start
+      run: sleep 10  # We can adjust this sleep duration as needed. idk how long the server takes to start
+      
+    - name: Run tests
+      run: python tests