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-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-"""
-Test script to validate that all essential dependencies are properly installed
-and can be imported without errors.
-"""
-
-import sys
-import importlib
-
-# Track test results
-passed = []
-failed = []
-skipped = []
-
-def test_import(module_name, required=True, note=""):
-    """Test if a module can be imported"""
-    try:
-        importlib.import_module(module_name)
-        passed.append(f"✓ {module_name}" + (f" ({note})" if note else ""))
-        return True
-    except ImportError as e:
-        if required:
-            failed.append(f"✗ {module_name}: {e}" + (f" ({note})" if note else ""))
-        else:
-            skipped.append(f"⊘ {module_name}: {e}" + (f" - {note}" if note else ""))
-        return False
-
-print("=" * 70)
-print("DEPENDENCY IMPORT TEST")
-print("=" * 70)
-print()
-
-# Test Core API Dependencies
-print("Testing Core API Dependencies...")
-test_import("openai", note="LLM API client")
-test_import("requests", note="HTTP requests")
-test_import("numpy", note="Numerical operations")
-test_import("scipy", note="Statistical functions")
-test_import("scipy.stats", note="Statistics module")
-test_import("psutil", note="System monitoring")
-test_import("dotenv", note="Environment variables")
-print()
-
-# Test Data Processing
-print("Testing Data Processing Libraries...")
-test_import("json", note="Built-in")
-test_import("re", note="Built-in")
-test_import("pathlib", note="Built-in")
-test_import("dataclasses", note="Built-in")
-test_import("concurrent.futures", note="Built-in")
-print()
-
-# Test HTTP and Networking
-print("Testing HTTP and Networking...")
-test_import("urllib3", note="HTTP client")
-test_import("certifi", note="SSL certificates")
-test_import("charset_normalizer", note="Character encoding")
-test_import("idna", note="Domain names")
-test_import("httpcore", note="HTTP core")
-test_import("httpx", note="Modern HTTP client")
-test_import("anyio", note="Async I/O")
-print()
-
-# Test Data Validation
-print("Testing Data Validation...")
-test_import("pydantic", note="Data validation")
-test_import("pydantic_core", note="Pydantic core")
-test_import("annotated_types", note="Type annotations")
-test_import("typing_extensions", note="Extended typing")
-print()
-
-# Test Parsing and Markup
-print("Testing Parsing Libraries...")
-test_import("bs4", note="BeautifulSoup4")
-test_import("yaml", note="YAML parsing")
-test_import("PIL", note="Pillow image library")
-test_import("PIL.Image", note="Image processing")
-print()
-
-# Test CLI and Terminal
-print("Testing CLI and Terminal...")
-test_import("click", note="CLI framework")
-test_import("rich", note="Terminal formatting")
-test_import("tqdm", note="Progress bars")
-print()
-
-# Test Manim dependencies (may not be installed in minimal test)
-print("Testing Manim Dependencies (may be skipped)...")
-test_import("manim", required=False, note="Animation framework - needs system packages")
-test_import("manimpango", required=False, note="Text rendering - needs pangocairo")
-print()
-
-# Test packages that should NOT be present
-print("Verifying Removed Dependencies (should fail)...")
-removed_deps = [
-    ("torch", "PyTorch - deep learning"),
-    ("transformers", "Hugging Face transformers"),
-    ("accelerate", "Training acceleration"),
-    ("qwen_vl_utils", "Qwen VL utilities"),
-]
-
-print("These should NOT import (confirming cleanup):")
-for module, desc in removed_deps:
-    try:
-        importlib.import_module(module)
-        failed.append(f"✗ {module} should NOT be installed but is present!")
-    except ImportError:
-        passed.append(f"✓ {module} correctly NOT installed ({desc})")
-print()
-
-# Test actual source code imports
-print("Testing Source Code Imports...")
-sys.path.insert(0, 'src')
-
-try:
-    # Test utils module
-    from utils import (
-        extract_json_from_markdown,
-        extract_answer_from_response,
-        get_optimal_workers,
-        topic_to_safe_name
-    )
-    passed.append("✓ utils module imports (extract_json_from_markdown, get_optimal_workers, etc.)")
-except ImportError as e:
-    failed.append(f"✗ utils module: {e}")
-
-try:
-    # Test that gpt_request can be imported (may fail if openai client config is wrong, but import should work)
-    import gpt_request
-    passed.append("✓ gpt_request module imports")
-except ImportError as e:
-    failed.append(f"✗ gpt_request module: {e}")
-
-try:
-    # Test external_assets
-    from external_assets import SmartSVGDownloader
-    passed.append("✓ external_assets module imports (SmartSVGDownloader)")
-except ImportError as e:
-    failed.append(f"✗ external_assets module: {e}")
-
-try:
-    # Test scope_refine
-    from scope_refine import ManimCodeErrorAnalyzer, ScopeRefineFixer, GridPositionExtractor
-    passed.append("✓ scope_refine module imports (ManimCodeErrorAnalyzer, etc.)")
-except ImportError as e:
-    failed.append(f"✗ scope_refine module: {e}")
-
-print()
-
-# Summary
-print("=" * 70)
-print("TEST SUMMARY")
-print("=" * 70)
-print(f"PASSED: {len(passed)}")
-print(f"FAILED: {len(failed)}")
-print(f"SKIPPED: {len(skipped)}")
-print()
-
-if passed:
-    print("PASSED TESTS:")
-    for p in passed:
-        print(f"  {p}")
-    print()
-
-if failed:
-    print("FAILED TESTS:")
-    for f in failed:
-        print(f"  {f}")
-    print()
-
-if skipped:
-    print("SKIPPED TESTS (Optional dependencies):")
-    for s in skipped:
-        print(f"  {s}")
-    print()
-
-# Exit code
-if failed:
-    print("❌ Some tests failed!")
-    sys.exit(1)
-else:
-    print("✅ All required tests passed!")
-    if skipped:
-        print("ℹ️  Some optional dependencies were skipped (expected for Manim system packages)")
-    sys.exit(0)