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+language: python
+python:
+  - "2.6"
+  - "2.7"
+
+# command to install dependencies
+install: "pip install tox nose"
+
+# command to run tests
+script: 
+  - if [[ $TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION == '2.6' ]]; then tox -e py26; fi
+  - if [[ $TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION == '2.7' ]]; then tox -e py27; fi
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+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/thiagol11/swiftonfile.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/thiagol11/swiftonfile)
+
 # Gluster For Swift
 Integrating GlusterFS as the back-end to OpenStack Swift
 implementation.  This is a component of the Unified File and Object (UFO)