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+name: Bitcoinlib Tests Ubuntu - MySQL
+on: [push]
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Set up Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      with:
+          python-version: '3.10'
+          architecture: 'x64'
+    - name: Set up MySQL
+      env:
+        DB_DATABASE: bitcoinlib_test
+        DB_USER: user
+        DB_PASSWORD: password
+      run: |
+        sudo /etc/init.d/mysql start
+        mysql -e 'CREATE DATABASE ${{ env.DB_DATABASE }};' -u${{ env.DB_USER }} -p${{ env.DB_PASSWORD }}
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install .[dev]
+    - name: Test with coverage
+      env:
+        BCL_CONFIG_FILE: config.ini.unittest
+        UNITTEST_DATABASE: postgresql
+      run: coverage run --source=bitcoinlib -m unittest -v