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+import argparse
+import jrnl
+import pytest 
+import mock
+from jrnl.jrnl import _export_journal, _display_search_results
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "export_format",
+    [
+        "pretty",
+        "short",
+        "markdown",
+        "json"
+    ]
+)
+@mock.patch.object(argparse,'Namespace',autospec=True)
+@mock.patch.object(jrnl,'Journal',autospec=True)
+def test_export_format(mock_journal, mock_args, export_format): 
+    mock_args.export = export_format
+    mock_args.filename = "foo.jrnl"
+    with mock.patch('builtins.print', wraps=print) as print_spy:
+        _export_journal(mock_args,mock_journal)
+    print_spy.assert_called_once()
+    
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