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+name: R-test
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      [main, dev, reticulate_demo_test]
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      [main]
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '11 1 1 * *'
+  # Allows you to run this workflow manually from the Actions tab
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  
+jobs:
+  R-test:
+    name: python ${{ matrix.python-version }}, ${{ matrix.os }}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    env:
+      REPO_NAME: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
+      
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
+        python-version: ['3.7', '3.8', '3.9', '3.10']
+        include:
+          - os: windows-latest
+            python-version: "3.9"
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+         
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+
+      - name: Set up R
+        uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@v2
+        with:
+          r-version: 'release'
+
+      - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-pandoc@v2
+      
+      - name: Update pip and install testing pkgs
+        run: |
+          python -VV
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install pytest
+      
+      # fiona doesn't have wheels for windows
+      - if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
+        run: |
+          pip install https://github.com/cgohlke/geospatial-wheels/releases/download/v2023.7.16/GDAL-3.7.1-cp39-cp39-win_amd64.whl
+          pip install https://github.com/cgohlke/geospatial-wheels/releases/download/v2023.7.16/Fiona-1.9.4.post1-cp39-cp39-win_amd64.whl
+      
+      - name: Install package and dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --no-deps .
+          pip install -r requirements.txt
+      
+      - name: Run pip env using R reticulate
+        run: |
+          install.packages("reticulate")
+          reticulate::import("harmonize_wq")
+        shell: Rscript {0}
+        
+      - name: Run pytest
+        run: pytest -v harmonize_wq