diff --git a/tests/test_example.py b/tests/test_example.py
index 8320769..3ccef23 100644
--- a/tests/test_example.py
+++ b/tests/test_example.py
@@ -1,8 +1,21 @@
-from pyflextrkr.ft_utilities import get_basetime_from_string
+# import numpy as np
+# from pyflextrkr.ft_utilities import get_basetime_from_string
 
 # Date-string format: 'yyyymodd.hhmm'
 datestring = "20250101.1200"
+print(f"Date string {datestring}")
 
-# Convert a date-string to Epoch time
-base_time = get_basetime_from_string(datestring)
-print(f"Epoch time for date-string {datestring}: {base_time}")
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+# Basic test to check the date format
+def test_datestring_format():
+    assert len(datestring) == 13, "Date string length should be 13"
+    assert datestring[8] == '.', "Date string should have a dot at position 9"
+    assert datestring[:8].isdigit(), "Date part should be digits"
+    assert datestring[9:].isdigit(), "Time part should be digits"
+
+# Placeholder for future numpy tests
+def test_numpy_placeholder():
+    assert True  # To make pytest happy
+
+# # Convert a date-string to Epoch time
+# base_time = get_basetime_from_string(datestring)
+# print(f"Epoch time for date-string {datestring}: {base_time}")
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