diff --git a/python/test/test_case.py b/python/test/test_case.py
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+++ b/python/test/test_case.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# coding: utf-8
+
+from nose import main
+from nose.tools import *
+from msgpack import packs, unpacks
+
+def check(length, obj):
+    v = packs(obj)
+    assert_equal(len(v), length)
+    assert_equal(unpacks(v), obj)
+
+def test_1():
+    for o in [None, True, False, 0, 1, (1 << 6), (1 << 7) - 1, -1,
+              -((1<<5)-1), -(1<<5)]:
+        check(1, o)
+
+def test_2():
+    for o in [1 << 7, (1 << 8) - 1,
+              -((1<<5)+1), -(1<<7)
+             ]:
+        check(2, o)
+
+def test_3():
+    for o in [1 << 8, (1 << 16) - 1,
+              -((1<<7)+1), -(1<<15)]:
+        check(3, o)
+
+def test_5():
+    for o in [1 << 16, (1 << 32) - 1,
+              -((1<<15)+1), -(1<<31)]:
+        check(5, o)
+
+def test_9():
+    for o in [1 << 32, (1 << 64) - 1,
+              -((1<<31)+1), -(1<<63),
+              1.0, 0.1, -0.1, -1.0]:
+        check(9, o)
+
+
+def check_raw(overhead, num):
+    check(num + overhead, " " * num)
+
+def test_fixraw():
+    check_raw(1, 0)
+    check_raw(1, (1<<5) - 1)
+
+def test_raw16():
+    check_raw(3, 1<<5)
+    check_raw(3, (1<<16) - 1)
+
+def test_raw32():
+    check_raw(5, 1<<16)
+
+
+def check_array(overhead, num):
+    check(num + overhead, [None] * num)
+
+def test_fixarray():
+    check_array(1, 0)
+    check_array(1, (1 << 4) - 1)
+
+def test_array16():
+    check_array(3, 1 << 4)
+    check_array(3, (1<<16)-1)
+
+def test_array32():
+    check_array(5, (1<<16))
+
+
+def match(obj, buf):
+    assert_equal(packs(obj), buf)
+    assert_equal(unpacks(buf), obj)
+
+def test_match():
+    cases = [
+        (None, '\xc0'),
+        (False, '\xc2'),
+        (True, '\xc3'),
+        (0, '\x00'),
+        (127, '\x7f'),
+        (128, '\xcc\x80'),
+        (256, '\xcd\x01\x00'),
+        (-1, '\xff'),
+        (-33, '\xd0\xdf'),
+        (-129, '\xd1\xff\x7f'),
+        ({1:1}, '\x81\x01\x01'),
+        (1.0, "\xcb\x3f\xf0\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00"),
+        ([], '\x90'),
+        (range(15),"\x9f\x00\x01\x02\x03\x04\x05\x06\x07\x08\x09\x0a\x0b\x0c\x0d\x0e"),
+        (range(16),"\xdc\x00\x10\x00\x01\x02\x03\x04\x05\x06\x07\x08\x09\x0a\x0b\x0c\x0d\x0e\x0f"),
+        ({}, '\x80'),
+        (dict([(x,x) for x in range(15)]), "\x8f\x05\x05\x0b\x0b\x00\x00\x06\x06\x0c\x0c\x01\x01\x07\x07\x0d\x0d\x02\x02\x08\x08\x0e\x0e\x03\x03\x09\x09\x04\x04\x0a\x0a"),
+        (dict([(x,x) for x in range(16)]), "\xde\x00\x10\x05\x05\x0b\x0b\x00\x00\x06\x06\x0c\x0c\x01\x01\x07\x07\x0d\x0d\x02\x02\x08\x08\x0e\x0e\x03\x03\x09\x09\x0f\x0f\x04\x04\x0a\x0a"),
+        ]
+
+    for v, p in cases:
+        match(v, p)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/python/test/test_pack.py b/python/test/test_pack.py
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+++ b/python/test/test_pack.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# coding: utf-8
+
+from nose import main
+from nose.tools import *
+
+from msgpack import packs, unpacks
+
+def check(data):
+    re = unpacks(packs(data))
+    assert_equal(re, data)
+
+def testPack():
+    test_data = [
+            0, 1, 127, 128, 255, 256, 65535, 65536,
+            -1, -32, -33, -128, -129, -32768, -32769,
+            1.0,
+        "", "a", "a"*31, "a"*32,
+        None, True, False,
+        [], [[]], [[], None], 
+        {None: 0}, 
+        (1<<23), 
+        ]
+    for td in test_data:
+        check(td)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()