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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import sys
+try:
+    # remove an already installed logilab-common module from
+    # the list of namespaces to force the local module to be tested
+    del sys.modules['logilab']
+except KeyError:
+    pass
+
+import warnings
+warnings.simplefilter('default', DeprecationWarning)
+
+from logilab.common.pytest import run
+run()