diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3fb2b98..88d9a4d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -41,4 +41,6 @@ dist
 doc/html
 doc/latex
 
+__pycache__
+
 examples
diff --git a/test/jinja.py b/test/jinja.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94bc24c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/jinja.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+from jinja2 import Environment, PackageLoader, select_autoescape
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    env = Environment(
+        loader=PackageLoader("jinja"),
+        autoescape=select_autoescape()
+    )
+
+    template = env.get_template("example.txt")
+    print(template.render(name="Jeff"))
diff --git a/test/templates/example.txt b/test/templates/example.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..655a3c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/templates/example.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Hello    {{- name -}}   !
\ No newline at end of file