Merge pull request #2782 from nicolossus/port_test_ginzburg_and_mccul…

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Port `test_ginzburg_and_mcculloch` from SLI-2-Py

testsuite/pytests/sli2py_neurons/test_ginzburg_and_mcculloch.py

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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# test_ginzburg_and_mcculloch.py
+#
+# This file is part of NEST.
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2004 The NEST Initiative
+#
+# NEST is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# NEST is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with NEST.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+import nest
+
+
+def test_ginzburg_and_mcculloch_pitts_neurons():
+    """
+    Test `ginzburg_neuron` and `mcculloch_pitts_neuron` in simulation.
+
+    This test ensures that we are able to connect a `ginzburg_neuron` with
+    a `mcculloch_pitts_neuron` and that we can then run a simulation.
+    """
+
+    ginzburg = nest.Create("ginzburg_neuron")
+    mcculloch = nest.Create("mcculloch_pitts_neuron")
+    nest.Connect(ginzburg, mcculloch)
+
+    assert nest.num_connections == 1
+
+    nest.Simulate(100.0)
+
+    assert nest.local_spike_counter >= 1