diff --git a/slpkg/test_md5sum.py b/slpkg/test_md5sum.py
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+from slpkg.md5sum import md5
+
+
+
+def test_md5():
+    result = md5('slpkg/superuser.py')
+    assert result == "e6cebdf37fbc1b8e9d3c5e3e53b300c1"