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Expand Up @@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ For example, you could run all tests with automatic time skipping in parallel, a

Use the [`start_time_skipping()`](https://python.temporal.io/temporalio.testing.WorkflowEnvironment.html#start_time_skipping) method to start a test server process and skip time automatically. In time-skipping mode, Timers, which include sleeps and conditional timeouts, are fast-forwarded except when Activities are running.

Use the [`start_local()`](https://python.temporal.io/temporalio.testing.WorkflowEnvironment.html#start_local) method for a full local Temporal Server. You can find an example of this being used in [the code above](/develop/python/best-practices/testing-suite#test-workflows).
Use the [`start_local()`](https://python.temporal.io/temporalio.testing.WorkflowEnvironment.html#start_local) method for testing a full local Temporal Server. There is no time skipping in this environment, so any Timers will wait the actual amount of time. You can find an example of this being used in [the code above](/develop/python/best-practices/testing-suite#test-workflows).

Use the [`from_client()`](https://python.temporal.io/temporalio.testing.WorkflowEnvironment.html#from_client) method for an existing Temporal Server.

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