diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index ae5b535..5027b5f 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ pyasn1==0.4.8
 pyasn1-modules==0.2.8
 pycryptodome==3.9.7
 pylint==2.5.0
+pytest==8.3.1
 python-pptx==0.6.18
 pytz==2020.1
 requests==2.23.0
@@ -55,4 +56,4 @@ urllib3==1.25.9
 Werkzeug==1.0.1
 wrapt==1.12.1
 xlrd==1.2.0
-XlsxWriter==1.2.8
+XlsxWriter==1.2.8
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diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..81c5794
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+"""
+Pytest configuration file for the project.
+This file helps configure global pytest settings and provides shared fixtures.
+"""
+import pytest
+import sys
+import os
+
+# Ensure the project root directory is in the Python path
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..')))
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diff --git a/tests/test_setup.py b/tests/test_setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ffbc9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+"""
+Basic test to verify pytest setup and project configuration.
+"""
+def test_pytest_setup():
+    """
+    Simple test to confirm pytest is working correctly.
+    This test always passes to verify the testing framework is operational.
+    """
+    assert True, "Pytest setup is working correctly"
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