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+---
+# This workflow will install Python dependencies and run tests
+# across operating systems, select versions of Python, and user + dev environments
+# For more info see:
+# https://help.github.com/actions/language-and-framework-guides/using-python-with-github-actions
+
+name: Python 🐍 CI/CD tests for ttl generation
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+    paths-ignore: # prevents workflow execution when only these types of files are modified
+      - "**.md" # wildcards prevent file in any repo dir from trigering workflow
+      - "**.bib"
+      - "**.ya?ml"
+      - "LICENSE"
+      - ".gitignore"
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main]
+    types: [opened, reopened] # excludes syncronize to avoid redundant trigger from commits on PRs
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "**.md"
+      - "**.bib"
+      - "**.ya?ml"
+      - "LICENSE"
+      - ".gitignore"
+  workflow_dispatch: # also allow manual trigger, for testing purposes
+
+jobs:
+  generate_script:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      # general Python setup
+      - name: Set up Python 3.12
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.12"
+      # install 
+      - name: Install package
+        run: |
+          pip install .
+      # generate the ttl files
+      - name: generate
+        run: |
+          sh scripts/generate.sh