diff --git a/api/pytest/test_api_tester.py b/api/pytest/test_api_tester.py
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+#Importing pytest is not required unless using markers, as demonstrated below
+import pytest
+import ECNQueue
+
+@pytest.mark.getValidQueuesTest
+def test_item():
+    queueCounts = ECNQueue.getQueueCounts()
+
+    # Ensure that getQueueCounts() within ECNQueue returns a list
+    assert type(queueCounts) is list
+
+    # Ensure that getQueueCounts() within ECNQueue returns a list of dictionaries with this syntax:
+
+    # {'name': '_string'
+    # 'number_of_items': _int}
+    for queue in queueCounts:
+        assert type(queue) is dict
+        assert "name" in queue.keys()
+        assert type(queue['name']) is str
+        assert "number_of_items" in queue.keys()
+        assert type(queue['number_of_items']) is int
diff --git a/api/setup.py b/api/setup.py
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+from distutils.core import setup
+
+setup(name='ApiECNQueue',
+    py_modules=['api', 'ECNQueue',],
+)
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