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diff --git a/tests/test_helpers.py b/tests/test_helpers.py
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+import sys
+import inspect
+
+import unittest
+
+from helpers import (
+    load_tests,
+    check_has_test,
+    assemble_test_cases,
+    find_untested_methods,
+    report_untested,
+)
+
+class TestMetaTesting(unittest.TestCase):
+    """test whether or not i am finding at least
+    some of the tests in this file"""
+    tests = None
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        if self.tests == None:
+            self.__class__.tests = assemble_test_cases()
+
+    def test_assemble_test_cases_count(self):
+        "does assemble_test_cases find some tests?"
+        self.failUnless(len(self.tests) > 0)
+
+    def test_assemble_test_cases_inclusion(self):
+        "is this class found by assemble_test_cases?"
+        # i guess it would have to be for this to be running?
+        self.failUnless(self.__class__ in self.tests)
+
+    def test_assemble_test_cases_others(self):
+        "test other inclusions for assemble_test_cases"
+        self.failUnless(TestRomStr in self.tests)
+        self.failUnless(TestCram in self.tests)
+
+    def test_check_has_test(self):
+        self.failUnless(check_has_test("beaver", ["test_beaver"]))
+        self.failUnless(check_has_test("beaver", ["test_beaver_2"]))
+        self.failIf(check_has_test("beaver_1", ["test_beaver"]))
+
+    def test_find_untested_methods(self):
+        untested = find_untested_methods()
+        # the return type must be an iterable
+        self.failUnless(hasattr(untested, "__iter__"))
+        #.. basically, a list
+        self.failUnless(isinstance(untested, list))
+
+    def test_find_untested_methods_method(self):
+        """create a function and see if it is found"""
+        # setup a function in the global namespace
+        global some_random_test_method
+        # define the method
+        def some_random_test_method(): pass
+        # first make sure it is in the global scope
+        members = inspect.getmembers(sys.modules[__name__], inspect.isfunction)
+        func_names = [functuple[0] for functuple in members]
+        self.assertIn("some_random_test_method", func_names)
+        # test whether or not it is found by find_untested_methods
+        untested = find_untested_methods()
+        self.assertIn("some_random_test_method", untested)
+        # remove the test method from the global namespace
+        del some_random_test_method
+
+    def test_load_tests(self):
+        loader = unittest.TestLoader()
+        suite = load_tests(loader, None, None)
+        suite._tests[0]._testMethodName
+        membership_test = lambda member: \
+            inspect.isclass(member) and issubclass(member, unittest.TestCase)
+        tests = inspect.getmembers(sys.modules[__name__], membership_test)
+        classes = [x[1] for x in tests]
+        for test in suite._tests:
+            self.assertIn(test.__class__, classes)
+
+    def test_report_untested(self):
+        untested = find_untested_methods()
+        output = report_untested()
+        if len(untested) > 0:
+            self.assertIn("NOT TESTED", output)
+            for name in untested:
+                self.assertIn(name, output)
+        elif len(untested) == 0:
+            self.assertNotIn("NOT TESTED", output)