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+name: Python unittests
+on: [push, pull_request]
+jobs:
+
+  python_unittests:
+    name: Python unittests
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      # Install dependencies
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install python3 python3-pip netcdf-bin
+          sudo pip3 install pyyaml jinja2 f90nml
+          sudo pip3 install numpy matplotlib basemap
+
+      # Run python unittests
+      - name: Run python unittests
+        run: |
+          cd ush
+          python3 -m unittest -b python_utils/test_python_utils.py
+          python3 -m unittest -b *.py
+