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@@ -1589,6 +1589,15 @@ can run ``tox`` with ``-r`` or ``--recreate`` option.
./setup.py test --addopts 'tests/frontend/buildtrack.py::test_build_track'
+.. tip::
+
+ We also have an environment called 'venv' which takes any arguments
+ you give it and runs them inside the same virtualenv we use for our
+ tests::
+
+ tox -e venv -- <your command(s) here>
+
+ Any commands after ``--`` will be run a virtualenv managed by tox.
Observing coverage
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