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+NOTE: Change "x.y" by the version you use. If you are unsure about which version 
+you are using run: `pip show pytest`.
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+Text:
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+[pytest] pytest x.y, 2004
+Krekel et al., https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest
+
+BibTeX:
+
+@misc{pytestx.y,
+  title =        {pytest x.y},
+  author = {Krekel, Holger and Oliveira, Bruno and Pfannschmidt, Ronny and Bruynooghe, Floris and Laugher, Brianna and Bruhin, Florian},
+  year =         {2004},
+  url = {https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest},
+}
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