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    def strip_suffix(filename):
        """
        Removes the suffix from a filename
        """
        return filename[:filename.rfind('.')]

    import unittest

    def test_strip_suffix():
        """
        Tests for the strip_suffix function
        """
        assert strip_suffix('notes.txt') == 'notes'
        assert strip_suffix('notes.txt.gz') == 'notes.txt'