Remove pytest dependency and bump version

[awarde96]

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Codecov Report

✅ All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests.
✅ Project coverage is 63.33%. Comparing base (47f963d) to head (606eb41).
⚠️ Report is 33 commits behind head on main.

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- Coverage   97.33%   63.33%   -34.01%     
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  Lines         525      540       +15     
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- Hits          511      342      -169     
- Misses         14      198      +184     

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[awarde96]

Address issues #16 and #19