diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
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+++ b/tests/__init__.py
diff --git a/tests/base.py b/tests/base.py
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+# Copyright 2010-2011 OpenStack Foundation
+# Copyright (c) 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
+# Copyright (c) 2016 AT&T Inc
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+from oslotest import base
+
+
+class TestCase(base.BaseTestCase):
+
+    """Test case base class for all unit tests."""
diff --git a/tests/test_patrole.py b/tests/test_patrole.py
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+# Copyright (c) 2016 AT&T Inc
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+"""
+test_patrole
+----------------------------------
+
+Tests for `patrole` module.
+"""
+
+from tests import base
+
+
+class TestPatrole(base.TestCase):
+
+    def test_something(self):
+        pass