Importing deck using python

Anki Add-ons
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I am working on an addon, for anki, which requires me to import a new deck using its python API. I found the function called test_apkg (anki/test_importing.py at 627f910635893f8205f7004572ba2ac7f3d987b8 · ankitects/anki · GitHub)
which seems to have parts which do that. I tried implementing that below, I am getting no errors, however the deck does not get imported. How do I make my testFunction() import a deck for anki?

from aqt import mw
from aqt.utils import showInfo, qconnect
from aqt.qt import *

from anki.importing import *

import os

from anki.collection import Collection as aopen

#from anki.pylib.tests.shared import getEmptyCol



from .shared import getEmptyCol

    
def testFunction() -> None:

    file = "flashcards.apkg"

    col = getEmptyCol()

    apkg = r"path_to_file/flashcards.apkg"
    imp = AnkiPackageImporter(col, apkg)

    imp.run()

# create a new menu item, "test"
action = QAction("Import", mw)
# set it to call testFunction when it's clicked
qconnect(action.triggered, testFunction)
# and add it to the tools menu
mw.form.menuTools.addAction(action)
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Maybe imp.log will reveal something.