[TIP] data files for testing

[Andrea Crotti]

Suppose I have some directories and files that I only use with my unit
tests,
now how should I address them?

I mean if for example I have

package
 - test
   + fake_directory
      + fake_data

The only way I found to be always able to access them is to use
"package_data" and
pkg_resources, which implies that I need to have the egg developed or
installed on my system.

Now isn't it normal practice to ignore the tests when installing eggs?
So suppose I can't rely on that how should I do?
Thanks,
Andrea