diff --git a/test/template.py b/test/template.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python2.7
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import sys
+import os
+# Ensure python finds the local simpletap module
+sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
+
+import unittest
+from subprocess import Popen, PIPE, STDOUT
+from datetime import datetime
+
+
+class TestCase(unittest.TestCase):
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        """Executed once before any test in the class"""
+        # Empty rc file
+        open("version.rc", 'w').close()
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        """Executed before each test in the class"""
+
+    def testVersion(self):
+        """Copyright is current"""
+        command = ["../src/task", "rc:version.rc", "version"]
+
+        # Merge STDOUT and STDERR
+        p = Popen(command, stdout=PIPE, stderr=STDOUT)
+        out, err = p.communicate()
+
+        expected = "Copyright \(C\) \d{4} - %d" % (datetime.now().year,)
+        self.assertRegexpMatches(out.decode("utf8"), expected)
+
+    def testFailOther(self):
+        """Nothing to do with Copyright"""
+        self.assertEqual("I like to code", "I like\nto code\n")
+
+    @unittest.skipIf(1 != 0, "This machine has sane logic")
+    def testSkipped(self):
+        """Test all logic of the world"""
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        """Executed after each test in the class"""
+
+    @classmethod
+    def tearDownClass(cls):
+        """Executed once after all tests in the class"""
+        os.remove("version.rc")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    from simpletap import TAPTestRunner
+    unittest.main(testRunner=TAPTestRunner())
+
+# vim: ai sts=4 et sw=4