diff --git a/packages/python/chart-studio/chart_studio/tests/test_plot_ly/test_stream/__init__.py b/packages/python/chart-studio/chart_studio/tests/test_plot_ly/test_stream/__init__.py
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diff --git a/packages/python/chart-studio/chart_studio/tests/test_plot_ly/test_stream/test_stream.py b/packages/python/chart-studio/chart_studio/tests/test_plot_ly/test_stream/test_stream.py
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-"""
-Streaming tests.
-
-"""
-from __future__ import absolute_import
-
-import time
-
-from nose.plugins.attrib import attr
-
-from chart_studio import plotly as py
-from plotly.graph_objs import Layout, Scatter, Stream
-from chart_studio.tests.utils import PlotlyTestCase
-
-un = "PythonAPI"
-ak = "ubpiol2cve"
-tk = "vaia8trjjb"
-config = {
-    "plotly_domain": "https://plot.ly",
-    "plotly_streaming_domain": "stream.plot.ly",
-    "plotly_api_domain": "https://api.plot.ly",
-    "plotly_ssl_verification": False,
-}
-
-
-class TestStreaming(PlotlyTestCase):
-    def setUp(self):
-        super(TestStreaming, self).setUp()
-        py.sign_in(un, ak, **config)
-
-    # @attr('slow')
-    def test_initialize_stream_plot(self):
-        py.sign_in(un, ak)
-        stream = Stream(token=tk, maxpoints=50)
-        url = py.plot(
-            [Scatter(x=[], y=[], mode="markers", stream=stream)],
-            auto_open=False,
-            world_readable=True,
-            filename="stream-test2",
-        )
-        self.assertTrue(url.startswith("https://plot.ly/~PythonAPI/"))
-        time.sleep(0.5)
-
-    @attr("slow")
-    def test_stream_single_points(self):
-        py.sign_in(un, ak)
-        stream = Stream(token=tk, maxpoints=50)
-        res = py.plot(
-            [Scatter(x=[], y=[], mode="markers", stream=stream)],
-            auto_open=False,
-            world_readable=True,
-            filename="stream-test2",
-        )
-        time.sleep(0.5)
-        my_stream = py.Stream(tk)
-        my_stream.open()
-        my_stream.write(Scatter(x=[1], y=[10]))
-        time.sleep(0.5)
-        my_stream.close()
-
-    @attr("slow")
-    def test_stream_multiple_points(self):
-        py.sign_in(un, ak)
-        stream = Stream(token=tk, maxpoints=50)
-        url = py.plot(
-            [Scatter(x=[], y=[], mode="markers", stream=stream)],
-            auto_open=False,
-            world_readable=True,
-            filename="stream-test2",
-        )
-        time.sleep(0.5)
-        my_stream = py.Stream(tk)
-        my_stream.open()
-        my_stream.write(Scatter(x=[1, 2, 3, 4], y=[2, 1, 2, 5]))
-        time.sleep(0.5)
-        my_stream.close()
-
-    @attr("slow")
-    def test_stream_layout(self):
-        py.sign_in(un, ak)
-        stream = Stream(token=tk, maxpoints=50)
-        url = py.plot(
-            [Scatter(x=[], y=[], mode="markers", stream=stream)],
-            auto_open=False,
-            world_readable=True,
-            filename="stream-test2",
-        )
-        time.sleep(0.5)
-        title_0 = "some title i picked first"
-        title_1 = "this other title i picked second"
-        my_stream = py.Stream(tk)
-        my_stream.open()
-        my_stream.write(Scatter(x=[1], y=[10]), layout=Layout(title=title_0))
-        time.sleep(0.5)
-        my_stream.close()
-        my_stream.open()
-        my_stream.write(Scatter(x=[1], y=[10]), layout=Layout(title=title_1))
-        my_stream.close()
-
-    @attr("slow")
-    def test_stream_unstreamable(self):
-
-        # even though `name` isn't streamable, we don't validate it --> pass
-
-        py.sign_in(un, ak)
-        my_stream = py.Stream(tk)
-        my_stream.open()
-        my_stream.write(Scatter(x=[1], y=[10], name="nope"))
-        my_stream.close()
-
-    def test_stream_no_scheme(self):
-
-        # If no scheme is used in the plotly_streaming_domain, port 80
-        # should be used for streaming and ssl_enabled should be False
-
-        py.sign_in(un, ak, **{"plotly_streaming_domain": "stream.plot.ly"})
-        my_stream = py.Stream(tk)
-        expected_streaming_specs = {
-            "server": "stream.plot.ly",
-            "port": 80,
-            "ssl_enabled": False,
-            "ssl_verification_enabled": False,
-            "headers": {"Host": "stream.plot.ly", "plotly-streamtoken": tk},
-        }
-        actual_streaming_specs = my_stream.get_streaming_specs()
-        self.assertEqual(expected_streaming_specs, actual_streaming_specs)
-
-    def test_stream_http(self):
-
-        # If the http scheme is used in the plotly_streaming_domain, port 80
-        # should be used for streaming and ssl_enabled should be False
-
-        py.sign_in(un, ak, **{"plotly_streaming_domain": "http://stream.plot.ly"})
-        my_stream = py.Stream(tk)
-        expected_streaming_specs = {
-            "server": "stream.plot.ly",
-            "port": 80,
-            "ssl_enabled": False,
-            "ssl_verification_enabled": False,
-            "headers": {"Host": "stream.plot.ly", "plotly-streamtoken": tk},
-        }
-        actual_streaming_specs = my_stream.get_streaming_specs()
-        self.assertEqual(expected_streaming_specs, actual_streaming_specs)
-
-    def test_stream_https(self):
-
-        # If the https scheme is used in the plotly_streaming_domain, port 443
-        # should be used for streaming, ssl_enabled should be True,
-        # and ssl_verification_enabled should equal plotly_ssl_verification
-
-        ssl_stream_config = {
-            "plotly_streaming_domain": "https://stream.plot.ly",
-            "plotly_ssl_verification": True,
-        }
-        py.sign_in(un, ak, **ssl_stream_config)
-        my_stream = py.Stream(tk)
-        expected_streaming_specs = {
-            "server": "stream.plot.ly",
-            "port": 443,
-            "ssl_enabled": True,
-            "ssl_verification_enabled": True,
-            "headers": {"Host": "stream.plot.ly", "plotly-streamtoken": tk},
-        }
-        actual_streaming_specs = my_stream.get_streaming_specs()
-        self.assertEqual(expected_streaming_specs, actual_streaming_specs)