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+Document common doctest fixture directory tree structure pitfalls
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         """
         pass
 
+Note that like the normal ``conftest.py``, the fixtures are discovered in the directory tree conftest is in.
+Meaning that if you put your doctest with your source code, the relevant conftest.py needs to be in the same directory tree.
+Fixtures will not be discovered in a sibling directory tree!
 
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