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diff --git a/python/tests/test_example.py b/python/tests/test_example.py
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+from .compat import unittest
+import json
+import ucl
+
+_ucl_inp = '''
+param = value;
+section {
+    param = value;
+    param1 = value1;
+    flag = true;
+    number = 10k;
+    time = 0.2s;
+    string = "something";
+    subsection {
+        host = {
+            host = "hostname";
+            port = 900;
+        }
+        host = {
+            host = "hostname";
+            port = 901;
+        }
+    }
+}
+'''
+
+_json_res = {
+	'param': 'value',
+	'section': {
+		'param': 'value',
+		'param1': 'value1',
+		'flag': True,
+		'number': 10000,
+		'time': '0.2s',
+		'string': 'something',
+		'subsection': {
+			'host': [
+				{
+					'host': 'hostname',
+					'port': 900,
+				},
+				{
+					'host': 'hostname',
+					'port': 901,
+				}
+			]
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+class TestExample(unittest.TestCase):
+	def test_example(self):
+		# load in sample UCL
+		u = ucl.load(_ucl_inp)
+
+		# Output and read back the JSON
+		uj = json.loads(json.dumps(u))
+
+		self.assertEqual(uj, _json_res)