diff --git a/changelog/2691.trivial b/changelog/2691.trivial
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9e101894a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/2691.trivial
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixed minor error in 'Good Practices/Manual Integration' code snippet.
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diff --git a/doc/en/goodpractices.rst b/doc/en/goodpractices.rst
index 03bbf7bb1..d92e67e02 100644
--- a/doc/en/goodpractices.rst
+++ b/doc/en/goodpractices.rst
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ your own setuptools Test command for invoking pytest.
 
         def initialize_options(self):
             TestCommand.initialize_options(self)
-            self.pytest_args = []
+            self.pytest_args = ''
 
         def run_tests(self):
             import shlex