diff --git a/python/test/test_nvbench.py b/python/test/test_nvbench.py
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+import json
+
+import cuda.nvbench as nvbench
+import pytest
+
+
+def test_cpp_exception():
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="Test"):
+        nvbench._nvbench.test_cpp_exception()
+
+
+def test_py_exception():
+    with pytest.raises(nvbench.NVBenchRuntimeError, match="Test"):
+        nvbench._nvbench.test_py_exception()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "cls", [nvbench.CudaStream, nvbench.State, nvbench.Launch, nvbench.Benchmark]
+)
+def test_api_ctor(cls):
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError, match="No constructor defined!"):
+        cls()
+
+
+def t_bench(state: nvbench.State):
+    s = {"a": 1, "b": 0.5, "c": "test", "d": {"a": 1}}
+
+    def launcher(launch: nvbench.Launch):
+        for _ in range(10000):
+            _ = json.dumps(s)
+
+    state.exec(launcher)
+
+
+def test_cpu_only():
+    b = nvbench.register(t_bench)
+    b.set_is_cpu_only(True)
+
+    nvbench.run_all_benchmarks(["-q", "--profile"])