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import doctest\n\ndef add(a, b):\n '''\n Adds two numbers together.\n\n >>> add(2, 3)\n 5\n >>> add(0, 0)\n 0\n '''\n return a + b\n\ndoctest.testmod()
def factorial(n):\n '''\n Returns the factorial of a number.\n\n >>> factorial(5)\n 120\n >>> factorial(0)\n 1\n '''\n if n == 0:\n return 1\n else:\n return n * factorial(n-1)\n\nimport doctest\ndoctest.testmod()
testmodRuns doctests in all functions and classes in the module.