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+name: test
+# testing the package by building the html help files.
+
+on:
+    push:
+        branches: [ '*' ]
+    pull_request:
+        branches: [ '*' ]
+
+jobs:
+    build:
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        steps:
+        - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        - name: Set up Python
+          uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+          with:
+            python-version: 3.9
+        - name: Install dependencies
+          run: |
+            pip install -r requirements.txt
+            pip install .
+        - name: Build docs
+          run: |
+            cd doc
+            mkdir _static
+            make html
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