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diff --git a/test/test_oddball.py b/test/test_oddball.py
index 859648fa..724ae863 100644
--- a/test/test_oddball.py
+++ b/test/test_oddball.py
@@ -129,7 +129,13 @@ class RecursionTest(CoverageTest):
class MemoryLeakTest(CoverageTest):
- """Attempt the impossible: test that memory doesn't leak."""
+ """Attempt the impossible: test that memory doesn't leak.
+
+ Note: this test is truly unusual, and may fail unexpectedly.
+ In particular, it is known to fail on PyPy if test_oddball.py is run in
+ isolation: https://bitbucket.org/ned/coveragepy/issue/186
+
+ """
def test_for_leaks(self):
lines = list(range(301, 315))