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docs: clarify package-scoped fixture boundaries
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Update doc/en/how-to/fixtures.rst
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Clarified that ``package``-scoped fixtures use pytest package collection boundaries, which by default require an ``__init__.py`` file.
4 changes: 3 additions & 1 deletion doc/en/how-to/fixtures.rst
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Expand Up @@ -496,7 +496,9 @@ Fixtures are created when first requested by a test, and are destroyed based on
* ``function``: the default scope, the fixture is destroyed at the end of the test.
* ``class``: the fixture is destroyed during teardown of the last test in the class.
* ``module``: the fixture is destroyed during teardown of the last test in the module.
* ``package``: the fixture is destroyed during teardown of the last test in the package where the fixture is defined, including sub-packages and sub-directories within it.
* ``package``: the fixture is destroyed during teardown of the last test in the
:term:`regular <python:regular package>` :ref:`Python package <python:tut-packages>` where the fixture is defined, including sub-packages and
sub-directories within it.
* ``session``: the fixture is destroyed at the end of the test session.

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