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 ## Testing
 
-    python manage.py test
+Use pytest with the pytest-django library to run unit tests.
+
+    pytest
 
 ## Static type analysis
 
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+[pytest]
+DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE = gregsite.settings.dev