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+import subprocess
+import time
+import openai
+import pytest
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+
+load_dotenv()
+
+## This tests the litellm proxy cli, it creates a proxy server and makes a basic chat completion request to gpt-3.5-turbo
+## Do not comment this test out
+
+def test_basic_proxy_cli_command():
+
+    # Command to run
+    command = "python3 ../proxy/proxy_cli.py --model gpt-3.5-turbo --port 51670"
+    print("Running command to start proxy")
+
+    # Start the subprocess asynchronously
+    process = subprocess.Popen(command, shell=True)
+
+    # Allow some time for the proxy server to start (adjust as needed)
+    time.sleep(1)
+
+    # Make a request using the openai package
+    client = openai.OpenAI(
+        api_key="Your API Key",  # Replace with your actual API key
+        base_url="http://0.0.0.0:51670"
+    )
+
+    try:
+        response = client.chat.completions.create(model="gpt-3.5-turbo", messages=[
+            {
+                "role": "user",
+                "content": "this is a test request, write a short poem"
+            }
+        ])
+        print(response)
+        response_str = response.choices[0].message.content
+        assert len(response_str) > 10
+    except Exception as e:
+        print("Got exception")
+        print(e)
+        process.terminate() # Terminate the subprocess to close down the server
+        pytest.fail("Basic test, proxy cli failed", e)
+
+    # Terminate the subprocess to close down the server
+    process.terminate()
+test_basic_proxy_cli_command()