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+name: Python package
+
+on:
+  push:
+    paths-ignore:
+    - '**.rst'
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: [3.12]
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      with:
+        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+    - 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: Test with pytest
+      run: |
+        pytest