diff --git a/tests/test_database.py b/tests/test_database.py
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-from datetime import datetime
-from pytest import fixture
-
-from sqlalchemy.exc import IntegrityError
-import sqlalchemy.orm
-
-import data.database as db
-
-
-@fixture(scope='session')
-def db_session() -> db.dal.Session:
-    db.dal.connect()
-    yield db.dal.Session()
-    if hasattr(db.dal, 'engine') and db.dal.engine:
-        db.dal.engine.dispose()
-        db.dal.engine.pool.recreate()
-
-
-@fixture(scope='function')
-def session(db_session) -> db.dal.Session:
-    """Provides a transactional scope around each test."""
-    connection = db_session.connection()
-    transaction = connection.begin()
-
-    # bind the session to this specific connection
-    db_session.bind = connection
-
-    yield db_session
-
-    # roll all changed that occurred back
-    transaction.rollback()
-    connection.close()
-
-
-def test_base() -> None:
-    """Test to ensure db.Base() is a sqlalchemy DeclarativeBase object."""
-    assert isinstance(db.Base(), sqlalchemy.orm.DeclarativeBase)
-
-
-def test_powerball_draw_by_date_blank(session) -> None:
-    """
-        Test that a null record is returned when no date is provided and that no dateless
-        records can exist in the table.
-    """
-    with session:
-        blank_results = session.query(db.PowerballDraw).filter_by(draw_date='').all()
-        assert blank_results == []
-
-
-def test_powerball_draw_by_date(session) -> None:
-    """Test to be sure we can find the first draw in the table by date."""
-    with session:
-        date = datetime(2010, 2, 3).date()
-        draw = db.PowerballDraw(draw_date=date, main_ball1=17, main_ball2=22, main_ball3=36, main_ball4=37,
-             main_ball5=52, powerball=24, power_play=2)
-
-        record = session.query(db.PowerballDraw).filter_by(draw_date=date).first()
-        assert record == draw
-
-
-def test_powerball_draw_integrity(session) -> None:
-    """Test that a proper error is received when a duplicate value insertion is attempted."""
-    with session:
-        date = datetime.strptime('02/03/2010','%m/%d/%Y').date()
-        draw = db.PowerballDraw(draw_date=date, main_ball1=17, main_ball2=22, main_ball3=36, main_ball4=37,
-                main_ball5=52, powerball=24, power_play=2)
-
-        try:
-            session.add(draw)
-            session.commit()
-        except IntegrityError:
-            assert True
-        finally:
-            session.rollback()
-            session.close()
-
-
-def test_powerball_repr_and_str(session) -> None:
-    """Test the __repr__ and __str__ methods of PowerballDraw objects."""
-    with session:
-        date = datetime(2010, 2, 3).date()
-        record = session.query(db.PowerballDraw).filter_by(draw_date=date).first()
-        assert str(record) == '2010-02-03, [17, 22, 36, 37, 52], 24, 2x'
-        assert repr(record) == 'PowerballDraw(self.draw_date=datetime.date(2010, 2, 3), self.main_ball1=17, ' \
-                'self.main_ball2=22, self.main_ball3=36, self.main_ball4=37, self.main_ball5=52, ' \
-                'self.powerball=24, self.power_play=2)'