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+from __future__ import division, absolute_import, print_function
+import unittest
+from svgpathtools import *
+from io import StringIO
+from os.path import join, dirname
+
+class TestDocument(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_from_file_path(self):
+        """ Test reading svg from file provided as path """
+        doc = Document(join(dirname(__file__), 'polygons.svg'))
+
+        self.assertEqual(len(doc.paths()), 2)
+
+    def test_from_file_object(self):
+        """ Test reading svg from file object that has already been opened """
+        with open(join(dirname(__file__), 'polygons.svg'), 'r') as file:
+            doc = Document(file)
+
+            self.assertEqual(len(doc.paths()), 2)
+
+    def test_from_stringio(self):
+        """ Test reading svg object contained in a StringIO object """
+        with open(join(dirname(__file__), 'polygons.svg'), 'r') as file:
+            # read entire file into string
+            file_content: str = file.read()
+            # prepare stringio object
+            file_as_stringio = StringIO()
+            # paste file content into it
+            file_as_stringio.write(file_content)
+            # reset curser to its beginning
+            file_as_stringio.seek(0)
+
+            doc = Document(file_as_stringio)
+
+            self.assertEqual(len(doc.paths()), 2)
+
+    def test_from_string_without_svg_attrs(self):
+        """ Test reading svg object contained in a string without svg attributes"""
+        with open(join(dirname(__file__), 'polygons.svg'), 'r') as file:
+            # read entire file into string
+            file_content: str = file.read()
+
+            doc = Document.from_svg_string(file_content)
+
+            self.assertEqual(len(doc.paths()), 2)