diff --git a/pandas/tests/frame/methods/__init__.py b/pandas/tests/frame/methods/__init__.py
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+"""
+Test files dedicated to individual (stand-alone) DataFrame methods
+
+Ideally these files/tests should correspond 1-to-1 with tests.series.methods
+
+These may also present opportunities for sharing/de-duplicating test code.
+"""
diff --git a/pandas/tests/frame/test_asof.py b/pandas/tests/frame/methods/test_asof.py
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rename from pandas/tests/frame/test_asof.py
rename to pandas/tests/frame/methods/test_asof.py
diff --git a/pandas/tests/frame/test_explode.py b/pandas/tests/frame/methods/test_explode.py
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rename from pandas/tests/frame/test_explode.py
rename to pandas/tests/frame/methods/test_explode.py
diff --git a/pandas/tests/frame/test_quantile.py b/pandas/tests/frame/methods/test_quantile.py
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rename from pandas/tests/frame/test_quantile.py
rename to pandas/tests/frame/methods/test_quantile.py
diff --git a/pandas/tests/frame/test_rank.py b/pandas/tests/frame/methods/test_rank.py
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rename from pandas/tests/frame/test_rank.py
rename to pandas/tests/frame/methods/test_rank.py
diff --git a/pandas/tests/frame/test_replace.py b/pandas/tests/frame/methods/test_replace.py
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rename from pandas/tests/frame/test_replace.py
rename to pandas/tests/frame/methods/test_replace.py
diff --git a/pandas/tests/series/methods/__init__.py b/pandas/tests/series/methods/__init__.py
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+"""
+Test files dedicated to individual (stand-alone) Series methods
+
+Ideally these files/tests should correspond 1-to-1 with tests.frame.methods
+
+These may also present opportunities for sharing/de-duplicating test code.
+"""
diff --git a/pandas/tests/series/test_asof.py b/pandas/tests/series/methods/test_asof.py
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rename from pandas/tests/series/test_asof.py
rename to pandas/tests/series/methods/test_asof.py
diff --git a/pandas/tests/series/test_explode.py b/pandas/tests/series/methods/test_explode.py
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rename from pandas/tests/series/test_explode.py
rename to pandas/tests/series/methods/test_explode.py
diff --git a/pandas/tests/series/test_quantile.py b/pandas/tests/series/methods/test_quantile.py
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rename from pandas/tests/series/test_quantile.py
rename to pandas/tests/series/methods/test_quantile.py
diff --git a/pandas/tests/series/test_rank.py b/pandas/tests/series/methods/test_rank.py
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rename from pandas/tests/series/test_rank.py
rename to pandas/tests/series/methods/test_rank.py
diff --git a/pandas/tests/series/test_replace.py b/pandas/tests/series/methods/test_replace.py
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rename from pandas/tests/series/test_replace.py
rename to pandas/tests/series/methods/test_replace.py