Trying to bulk up automated testing

tests.py

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+''' test runner '''
+
+import unittest
+import sys
+
+def run_functional_tests():
+    ''' Execute Functional Tests '''
+    tests = unittest.TestLoader().discover('tests/functional')
+    result = unittest.TextTestRunner(verbosity=2).run(tests)
+    return result.wasSuccessful()
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+
+    print "#" * 70
+    print "Test Runner: Functional tests"
+    print "#" * 70
+    functional_results = run_functional_tests()
+
+    if functional_results:
+        sys.exit(0)
+    else:
+        sys.exit(1)