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+name: Build pycoax
+
+on:
+  push:
+    paths:
+    - 'pycoax/**'
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+    - name: Set up Python 3.8
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+      with:
+        python-version: 3.8
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        pip install -r requirements.txt --no-deps
+      working-directory: ./pycoax
+    - name: Run unit tests
+      run: ./run_unit_tests.sh
+      working-directory: ./pycoax