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+name: Python package
+
+on: [push]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      max-parallel: 4
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10"]
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      with:
+        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        pip install -r requirements.txt
+    # - name: Lint with flake8
+    #   run: |
+        # pip install flake8
+        # stop the build if there are Python syntax errors or undefined names
+        # flake8 . --count --select=E9,F63,F7,F82 --show-source --statistics
+        # exit-zero treats all errors as warnings. The GitHub editor is 127 chars wide
+        # flake8 . --count --exit-zero --max-complexity=10 --max-line-length=127 --statistics
+    - name: Test with pytest
+      run: |
+        pip install pytest
+        cd ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE} && python quicktest.py
+      env:
+        DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE: helpdesk.settings
+