diff --git a/tests/pyexample/conf.py b/tests/pyexample/conf.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+templates_path = ['_templates']
+source_suffix = '.rst'
+master_doc = 'index'
+project = u'pyexample'
+copyright = u'2015, rtfd'
+author = u'rtfd'
+version = '0.1'
+release = '0.1'
+language = None
+exclude_patterns = ['_build']
+pygments_style = 'sphinx'
+todo_include_todos = False
+html_theme = 'alabaster'
+html_static_path = ['_static']
+htmlhelp_basename = 'pyexampledoc'
+extensions = ['autoapi.extension']
+autoapi_type = 'python'
+autoapi_dir = 'example'
+autoapi_file_pattern = '*.py'
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diff --git a/tests/pyexample/example/example.py b/tests/pyexample/example/example.py
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+__author__ = 'swenson'
+
+import math
+
+def example_function(x):
+    """Compute the square root of x and return it."""
+    return math.sqrt(x)
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diff --git a/tests/pyexample/index.rst b/tests/pyexample/index.rst
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+.. pyexample documentation master file, created by
+   sphinx-quickstart on Fri May 29 13:34:37 2015.
+   You can adapt this file completely to your liking, but it should at least
+   contain the root `toctree` directive.
+
+Welcome to pyexample's documentation!
+=====================================
+
+.. toctree::
+
+   autoapi/index
+
+Contents:
+
+.. toctree::
+   :maxdepth: 2
+
+
+
+Indices and tables
+==================
+
+* :ref:`genindex`
+* :ref:`modindex`
+* :ref:`search`
+
diff --git a/tests/test_python_full.py b/tests/test_python_full.py
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+__author__ = 'swenson'
+
+import os
+import shutil
+import subprocess as sp
+import unittest
+
+
+class FullPythonTests(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_full_run(self):
+        os.chdir('tests/pyexample')
+        try:
+            if os.path.exists('_build'):
+                shutil.rmtree('_build')
+            os.mkdir('_build')
+            sp.check_call('sphinx-build -b text -d ./doctrees . _build/text', shell=True)
+
+            with open('_build/text/autoapi/example/index.txt') as fin:
+                text = fin.read().strip()
+            self.assertEquals(text, '''example
+*******
+
+
+Function
+========
+
+   example.example_function()
+
+      Compute the square root of x and return it.''')
+
+        finally:
+            os.chdir('../..')