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+name: Test Python backend
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "master" ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "master" ]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }} 
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest]
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: ./backend-flask
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Set up Python 3.10
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+      with:
+        python-version: "3.x"
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        pip install -r requirements.txt
+    - name: Test with pytest including coverage
+      run: |
+        pytest --cov
+    - name: Fail if coverage is less than 75%
+      run: |
+        coverage report --fail-under=75