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diff --git a/tests/test_read.py b/tests/test_read.py
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+import unittest
+from sciscipy import read, eval
+import numpy
+
+try:
+    import numpy
+    numpy_is_avail = 1
+except ImportError:
+    numpy_is_avail = 0
+	
+class test_read(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        pass
+
+    def test_read_tlist(self):
+        eval("x=tlist(['test','a','b'],12,'item')")
+        x=read('x')
+        if numpy_is_avail:
+            num = numpy.array(12)
+        else:
+            num = 12
+        py_x = {'__tlist_name': 'test', 'a': num, 'b': ['item']}
+        assert x == py_x, str(py_x) + " != tlist(['test','a','b'],12,'item')"
+\ No newline at end of file