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+name: tembo-pgmq-python CI workflow
+
+defaults:
+  run:
+    shell: bash
+    working-directory: tembo-pgmq-python
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+    paths:
+      - ".github/workflows/pgmq_python.yml"
+      - "tembo-pgmq-python/tembo_pgmq_python/**"
+      - "tembo-pgmq-python/tests/**"
+      - "tembo-pgmq-python/pyproject.toml"
+      - "pgmq-extension/**"
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+    paths:
+      - ".github/workflows/pgmq_python.yml"
+      - "tembo-pgmq-python/tembo_pgmq_python/**"
+      - "tembo-pgmq-python/tests/**"
+      - "tembo-pgmq-python/pyproject.toml"
+      - "pgmq-extension/**"
+jobs:
+  lints:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up Python 3.11.0
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.11.0
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          curl -sSL https://install.python-poetry.org | POETRY_VERSION=1.7.1 python3 -
+          poetry install
+      - name: Lints / Type Checking
+        run: make lints
+
+  tests:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up Python 3.11.0
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.11.0
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          curl -sSL https://install.python-poetry.org | POETRY_VERSION=1.7.1 python3 -
+          poetry install --extras "async"
+      - name: Unit and Integration Tests
+        run: make test
+
+  publish:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # only publish off main branch
+    if: github.repository == 'tembo-io/pgmq' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up Python 3.11.0
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.11.0
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          curl -sSL https://install.python-poetry.org | POETRY_VERSION=1.7.1 python3 -
+          poetry install
+      - name: Publish
+        env:
+          POETRY_PYPI_TOKEN_PYPI: ${{ secrets.PYPI_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          poetry publish --build --skip-existing