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+from cloudevents.abstract import CloudEvent
+import pytest
+
+
+def test_del_is_abstract():
+    """
+    exists mainly for coverage reasons
+    """
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
+        del CloudEvent()["a"]
+
+
+def test_set_is_abstract():
+    """
+    exists mainly for coverage reasons
+    """
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
+        CloudEvent()["a"] = 2
+
+
+def test_create_is_abstract():
+    """
+    exists mainly for coverage reasons
+    """
+    assert CloudEvent.create({}, None) is None
+
+
+def test_data_read_is_abstract():
+    """
+    exists mainly for coverage reasons
+    """
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
+        CloudEvent()._data_read_model
+
+
+def test_attributes_read_model_is_abstract():
+    """
+    exists mainly for coverage reasons
+    """
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
+        CloudEvent()._attributes_read_model