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+#!/bin/sh
+
+[ "$1" = python3-marshmallow ] || exit 0
+
+python3 - << 'EOF'
+
+from marshmallow import Schema, fields, ValidationError
+
+# Round-trip a schema: dump a dict, load and type-coerce it back, then confirm
+# a missing required field is rejected with ValidationError.
+class UserSchema(Schema):
+    name = fields.Str(required=True)
+    age = fields.Int()
+
+s = UserSchema()
+assert s.dump({"name": "ow", "age": 3}) == {"name": "ow", "age": 3}
+assert s.load({"name": "ow", "age": "5"}) == {"name": "ow", "age": 5}
+try:
+    s.load({"age": 1})
+    raise SystemExit("required field not enforced")
+except ValidationError:
+    pass
+
+EOF