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+"""Simple example using doctests.
+
+This file just contains doctests both using plain python and IPython prompts.
+All tests should be loaded by nose.
+"""
+
+def pyfunc():
+    """Some pure python tests...
+
+    >>> pyfunc()
+    'pyfunc'
+
+    >>> import os
+
+    >>> 2+3
+    5
+
+    >>> for i in range(3):
+    ...     print i,
+    ...     print i+1,
+    ...
+    0 1 1 2 2 3
+    """
+    return 'pyfunc'
+
+
+def ipyfunc2():
+    """Some pure python tests...
+
+    >>> 1+1
+    2
+    """
+    return 'pyfunc2'