add github workflow

.github/workflows/tests.yml

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+name: Run Python Tests
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - python
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - python
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Install Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.9
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: python -m pip install --upgrade pip pytest
+      - name: Run tests with pytest
+        run: pytest tests.py