def METHOD_NAME(self):
    seqa = ""
    seqb = "CTCGGCTTGCTGAAGCGCGCACGGCAAGAGGCGAG" #HIV1B-sl1
    gip=4
    gep=1
    use_terminal_gap_penalty=0
    [result_seqa, result_seqb, result_score] = align_it(seqa, seqb, gip, gep, use_terminal_gap_penalty)
    expected_seqa = "-"*len(seqb)
    expected_seqb = seqb
    expected_score = gip + gep*len(seqb)
    self.assertEqual(expected_seqa, result_seqa)
    self.assertEqual(expected_seqb, result_seqb)
    self.assertEqual(expected_score, result_score)