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@@ -227,8 +227,10 @@ for numpy.lib::
>>> np.lib.test(doctests=True)
The doctests are run as if they are in a fresh Python instance which
-has executed ``import numpy as np`` (tests that are part of the SciPy
-package also have an implicit ``import scipy as sp``).
+has executed ``import numpy as np``. Tests that are part of a SciPy
+subpackage will have that subpackage already imported. E.g. for a test
+in ``scipy/linalg/tests/``, the namespace will be created such that
+``from scipy import linalg`` has already executed.
``tests/``