diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
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+stages:
+  - lint
+  - test
+  - run
+
+image: python:3.11
+
+before_script:
+  - pip install -r requirements.txt
+  - pip install pylint pytest
+
+lint:
+  stage: lint
+  script:
+    - echo " Running linter..."
+    - pylint *.py --disable=C0114,C0115,C0116
+  allow_failure: false
+
+test:
+  stage: test
+  script:
+    - echo " Running pytest tests..."
+    - pytest -v
+  allow_failure: false
+
+run:
+  stage: run
+  script:
+    - echo " Running main data_fetch script..."
+    - python data_fetch.py
+    - echo " Output generated under ./output/"
+    - find output -type f | head -10
+  artifacts:
+    paths:
+      - output/
+    when: always
diff --git a/__init__.py b/__init__.py
index e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391..8b137891791fe96927ad78e64b0aad7bded08bdc 100644
--- a/__init__.py
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+