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+"""Set up for chronver tests
+
+:copyright: Copyright (c) 2024 RadiaSoft LLC.  All Rights Reserved.
+:license: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+"""
+
+import pytest
+
+
+@pytest.hookimpl(tryfirst=True)
+def pytest_runtest_protocol(*args, **kwargs):
+    import pathlib, sys
+
+    sys.path.insert(0, str(pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.parent))