diff --git a/python/test_recursion.py b/python/test_recursion.py
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+import unittest
+from recursion import addup
+
+class TestAddup(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_empty_list(self):
+        self.assertEqual(addup([]), 0)
+
+    def test_single_element(self):
+        self.assertEqual(addup([5]), 5)
+
+    def test_positive_integers(self):
+        self.assertEqual(addup([1, 2, 3, 4, 5]), 15)
+
+    def test_negative_integers(self):
+        self.assertEqual(addup([-1, -2, -3, -4]), -10)
+
+    def test_mixed_integers(self):
+        self.assertEqual(addup([-1, 2, -3, 4, 0]), 2)
+
+    def test_floats(self):
+        self.assertEqual(addup([1.5, 2.5, 3.5]), 7.5)
+
+    def test_range(self):
+        self.assertEqual(addup(range(101)), 5050)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()