diff --git a/run_tests.sh b/run_tests.sh
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+++ b/run_tests.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -o xtrace
+
+if [ -z "$@" ]; then
+    TESTS=tests
+else
+    TESTS="$@"
+fi
+
+find -iname "*.pyc" -delete
+PYTHONPATH=. trial $TESTS