diff --git a/tests/test_data/__init__.py b/tests/test_data/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f372ee7b
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+++ b/tests/test_data/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import pathlib
+
+EFORMS_SAMPLE_FILE_PATH = pathlib.Path(
+    __file__).parent.resolve() / "eforms_samples" / "eforms_sdk_v1.3" / "eform_subtype_12" / "295399-2023.xml"