--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/makeitso/python_package/tests/test_{{package}}.py	Thu May 08 16:55:51 2014 -0700
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+"""
+unit tests
+"""
+
+import os
+import sys
+import unittest
+
+# globals
+here = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+
+class {{package}}UnitTest(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_{{package}}(self):
+        pass
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()