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+# coding: utf-8
+# /*##########################################################################
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2015-2021 European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
+#
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+# of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+# in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+# to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+# copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+# furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+#
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+# all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+#
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+# AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+# LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+# OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+# THE SOFTWARE.
+#
+# ###########################################################################*/
+"""This package provides test of the root modules
+"""
+
+import logging
+
+
+try:
+    import pytest
+except ImportError:
+    logging.getLogger(__name__).error(
+        "pytest is required to run the tests, please install it.")
+    raise
+
+def run_tests(module: str='silx', verbosity: int=0, args=()):
+    """Run tests
+
+    :param module: Name of the silx module to test (default: 'silx')
+    :param verbosity: Requested level of verbosity
+    :param args: List of extra arguments to pass to `pytest`
+    """
+    return pytest.main([
+        '--pyargs',
+        module,
+        '--verbosity',
+        str(verbosity),
+        '-o python_files=["test/test*.py","test/Test*.py"]',
+        '-o python_classes=["Test"]',
+        '-o python_functions=["Test"]',
+    ] + list(args))