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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import unittest
+
+import tablib
+
+class TablibTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
+	def setUp(self):
+		pass
+
+	def tearDown(self):
+		pass
+
+	def test_empty_append(self):
+		data = tablib.Dataset()
+		new_row = (1,2,3)
+		data.append(new_row)
+		assert data.width == len(new_row)
+		
+	
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+	unittest.main()
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