updated tests

README.md

@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ On the root of the repository, at minimum you should have:
 - A single `project_name` directory that contains all the main code
 - requirements.txt (for the pip requirements)
 
+Depending on your project, you might also have:
+- y
+ 
 ### Code directory
 Use a simple but meaningful name, as this is the name you're project is going to be imported in case it is packed as a library.
 
@@ -16,6 +19,9 @@ Here we use `qimex` as in **QIM** **Ex**ample
 
 ## Coding guidelines
 
+Details of the coding guidelines can be found at the QIM Gitlab Wiki:
+https://lab.compute.dtu.dk/groups/QIM/-/wikis/Home/Coding-standards
+
 ## Testing
 
 We should use `pytest` to manage unit testing of the repository.

qimex/examples.py

 def say_hello(user):
-    """Prints a greeting message to the specified user.
+    """Generates a greeting message for the specified user.
 
     Args:
-        user (str): The name of the user to greet.
+        user (str): The name of the user.
 
     Returns:
-        None
+        str: The greeting message.
 
     Example:
         >>> say_hello('Alice')
-        Hello Alice!
+        'Hello Alice!'
     """
-    print (f'Hello {user}!')
+
+    str = (f'Hello {user}!')
+
+    return str
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tests/test_examples.py

 import qimex
-from io import StringIO
-import sys
 
 def test_say_hello():
 
-    # Redirect standard output to a StringIO object
-    captured_output = StringIO()
-    sys.stdout = captured_output
-    
-    # Call the function to test
-    qimex.examples.say_hello('Alice')
-
-
-    # Restore the standard output
-    sys.stdout = sys.__stdout__
-
-    # Get the captured output
-    output = captured_output.getvalue().strip()
-
-    # Assert that the expected output is printed to the console
-    assert output == 'Hello Alice!'
+    user = "Alice"
+    expected_output = "Hello Alice!"
+    result = qimex.examples.say_hello(user)
+    assert result == expected_output
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