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@@ -506,6 +506,7 @@ testfixtures.New(
         TemplateDelims("{{", "}}"),
         TemplateOptions("missingkey=zero"),
         TemplateData(...),
+        ...
 )
 ```
 
@@ -525,6 +526,8 @@ The YAML file could look like this:
 {{end}}
 ```
 
+ **Important:** `Template()` and its related options need to be placed before the `Directory()`, `Files()` or `Paths()` methods.
+
 ## Generating fixtures for an existing database
 
 The following code will generate a YAML file for each table of the database