Add a dummy object to designate "uninitialized" networks (fixes #511) #460

	# This workflow will install Python dependencies, run tests and lint with a variety of Python versions
	# For more information see: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/automating-builds-and-tests/building-and-testing-python

	name: Python package

	on:
	push:
	branches: [ "master" ]
	pull_request:
	branches: [ "master" ]

	jobs:
	build:

	runs-on: ubuntu-latest
	strategy:
	fail-fast: false
	matrix:
	python-version: ['3.x']
	features: ['', '[db_export]']

	steps:
	- uses: actions/checkout@v3
	- name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
	uses: actions/setup-python@v3
	with:
	python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
	- name: Install dependencies
	run: \|
	python -m pip install --upgrade pip
	pip install pytest pytest-cov
	pip install -e '.${{ matrix.features }}'
	- name: Test with pytest
	run: \|
	pytest -v --cov=canopen --cov-report=xml --cov-branch
	- name: Upload coverage reports to Codecov
	uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
	with:
	token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}

	docs:
	runs-on: ubuntu-latest
	steps:
	- uses: actions/checkout@v4
	- uses: actions/setup-python@v5
	with:
	python-version: 3.12
	cache: 'pip'
	cache-dependency-path: \|
	'pyproject.toml'
	'doc/requirements.txt'
	- name: Install dependencies
	run: python3 -m pip install -r doc/requirements.txt -e .
	- name: Build docs
	run: make -C doc html

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