diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
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+import pytest
+import taglib
+import os
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def test_data():
+	return lambda filename: os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)) + "/data/" + filename
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def test_file(test_data):
+	return lambda filename: taglib.File(test_data(filename))