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Clarified some markup in the discussion of fixture loading in testcases. 

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@ -1050,23 +1050,25 @@ A fixture is a collection of data that Django knows how to import into a
database. For example, if your site has user accounts, you might set up a database. For example, if your site has user accounts, you might set up a
fixture of fake user accounts in order to populate your database during tests. fixture of fake user accounts in order to populate your database during tests.
The most straightforward way of creating a fixture is to use the ``manage.py The most straightforward way of creating a fixture is to use the
dumpdata`` command. This assumes you already have some data in your database. :djadmin:`manage.py dumpdata <dumpdata>` command. This assumes you
See the :djadmin:`dumpdata documentation<dumpdata>` for more details. already have some data in your database. See the :djadmin:`dumpdata
documentation<dumpdata>` for more details.
.. note:: .. note::
If you've ever run ``manage.py syncdb``, you've already used a fixture If you've ever run :djadmin:`manage.py syncdb<syncdb>`, you've
without even knowing it! When you call ``syncdb`` in the database for already used a fixture without even knowing it! When you call
the first time, Django installs a fixture called ``initial_data``. :djadmin:`syncdb` in the database for the first time, Django
This gives you a way of populating a new database with any initial data, installs a fixture called ``initial_data``. This gives you a way
such as a default set of categories. of populating a new database with any initial data, such as a
default set of categories.
Fixtures with other names can always be installed manually using the Fixtures with other names can always be installed manually using
``manage.py loaddata`` command. the :djadmin:`manage.py loaddata<loaddata>` command.
Once you've created a fixture and placed it in a ``fixtures`` directory in one Once you've created a fixture and placed it in a ``fixtures`` directory in one
of your :setting:`INSTALLED_APPS`, you can use it in your unit tests by of your :setting:`INSTALLED_APPS`, you can use it in your unit tests by
specifying a ``fixtures`` class attribute on your ``django.test.TestCase`` specifying a ``fixtures`` class attribute on your :class:`django.test.TestCase`
subclass:: subclass::
from django.test import TestCase from django.test import TestCase