diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 0000000..ff89acd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+__pycache__
+*.bak
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+++ b/Makefile
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+init:
+	pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+test:
+	python -m unittest -v tests/test_bits.py
+
+.PHONY: init test
+
+