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+# Use the latest 2.1 version of CircleCI pipeline process engine.
+# See: https://circleci.com/docs/configuration-reference
+
+# For a detailed guide to building and testing with Python, read the docs:
+# https://circleci.com/docs/language-python/ for more details
+version: 2.1
+
+# Orbs are reusable packages of CircleCI configuration that you may share across projects, enabling you to create encapsulated, parameterized commands, jobs, and executors that can be used across multiple projects.
+# See: https://circleci.com/docs/orb-intro/
+orbs:
+  # See the Python orb documentation here: https://circleci.com/developer/orbs/orb/circleci/python
+  python: circleci/python@2.1.1
+
+# Define a job to be invoked later in a workflow.
+# See: https://circleci.com/docs/jobs-steps/#jobs-overview & https://circleci.com/docs/configuration-reference/#jobs
+jobs:
+  build-and-test:
+    # Specify the execution environment. You can specify an image from Docker Hub or use one of our convenience images from CircleCI's Developer Hub.
+    # See: https://circleci.com/docs/executor-intro/ & https://circleci.com/docs/configuration-reference/#executor-job
+    docker:
+      # Specify the version you desire here
+      # See:https://circleci.com/developer/images/image/cimg/python
+      - image: cimg/python:3.12
+
+    # Add steps to the job
+    # See: https://circleci.com/docs/jobs-steps/#steps-overview & https://circleci.com/docs/configuration-reference/#steps
+    steps:
+      # Checkout the code as the first step.
+      - checkout
+      - python/install-packages:
+          pkg-manager: pip
+          # app-dir: ~/project/package-directory/  # If your requirements.txt isn't in the root directory.
+          # pip-dependency-file: test-requirements.txt  # if you have a different name for your requirements file, maybe one that combines your runtime and test requirements.
+      - run:
+          name: Run tests
+          # This assumes pytest is installed via the install-package step above
+          command: pytest
+
+# Orchestrate jobs using workflows
+# See: https://circleci.com/docs/workflows/ & https://circleci.com/docs/configuration-reference/#workflows
+workflows:
+  sample: # This is the name of the workflow, feel free to change it to better match your workflow.
+    # Inside the workflow, you define the jobs you want to run.
+    jobs:
+      - build-and-test
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