diff --git a/tests/__pycache__/test_load.cpython-313-pytest-8.3.4.pyc b/tests/__pycache__/test_load.cpython-313-pytest-8.3.4.pyc
deleted file mode 100644
index 198000e..0000000
Binary files a/tests/__pycache__/test_load.cpython-313-pytest-8.3.4.pyc and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/tests/test_load.py b/tests/test_load.py
index 56434d3..77ca507 100644
--- a/tests/test_load.py
+++ b/tests/test_load.py
@@ -58,11 +58,9 @@ def _test_structural_files(test_dir, namespace, ext, *, level, need_exclude=Fals
         return
     with filename.open() as file_content:
         arguments = load(file_content)
-    print('arguments', arguments, type(arguments))
     ##################################
     # loads variables in the tiramisu config
     generated_user_data = RougailUserData(config, rougailconfig=rougailconfig, arguments=arguments, prog="test_load").run()
-    print(generated_user_data)
     errors = rougail.user_datas(generated_user_data)
     #expected output
     expected_filename = Path('tests') / 'results' / dir_name / test_dir.name /  'makedict' / f'{level}.json'
@@ -94,16 +92,10 @@ def populate(filename, makedict_file, rougailconfig, level, need_exclude, namesp
         return
     config = Rougail(rougailconfig).run()
     values = get_values_for_config(config, not need_exclude, level, follower_with_index=True)
-    print(filename)
     if not filename.is_file():
         filename.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
         ##############################################
         v = values_to_commandline(values)
-        print('========================')
-        print('========================')
-        print('========================')
-        print(v)
-        print('========================')
         ##############################################
         with filename.open('w') as fh:
             ##############################################
@@ -124,7 +116,6 @@ class SubMulti(Exception):
 
 ##############################################
 def values_to_commandline(values):
-    print(values)
     def parse(root_path, values_, level=-1):
         level += 1
         for key, value in values_.items():
@@ -135,7 +126,6 @@ def values_to_commandline(values):
             if isinstance(value, dict):
                 yield from parse(sub_root_path, value, level)
             elif isinstance(value, list):
-                print("+++++++++++++++++++++", sub_root_path, value)
                 if value and isinstance(value[0], dict):
                     keys = []
                     for ls in value: