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+Updated the hooks how-to page to link the ``newhooks.py`` file in ``pytest-xdist`` at tag ``v3.8.0`` instead of an unrelated 2017-era commit under the old layout. Pointing at a tag keeps the example in sync with the version users actually install, while remaining stable when the project's main branch moves on.
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 For a real world example, see `newhooks.py`_ from `xdist <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-xdist>`_.
 
-.. _`newhooks.py`: https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-xdist/blob/974bd566c599dc6a9ea291838c6f226197208b46/xdist/newhooks.py
+.. _`newhooks.py`: https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-xdist/blob/v3.8.0/src/xdist/newhooks.py
 
 Hooks may be called both from fixtures or from other hooks. In both cases, hooks are called
 through the ``hook`` object, available in the ``config`` object. Most hooks receive a