Fixture Scope Behavior in Nested Directories with pytest 8.3.3

[MoElleuch]

I am currently using pytest 8.3.3 and have encountered unexpected behavior with fixtures scoped at the "package" level in a workspace structured as follows:

Test/
├── conftest.py # Fixture with scope="session"
├── group1/
│ ├── conftest.py # Fixture with scope="package" (name: setup_teardown_group1)
│ ├── tc1.py
│ └── tc2.py
└── group2/
├── conftest.py # Fixture with scope="package" (name: setup_teardown_group2)
├── tc3.py
└── tc4.py

Observed Behavior
The setup_teardown_group1 fixture (defined in group1/conftest.py with scope="package") seems to be applied to all test items (tc1, tc2, tc3, and tc4), rather than being limited to only tests in the group1 directory.

Expected Behavior
I expected setup_teardown_group1 to apply exclusively to tests in the group1 directory and setup_teardown_group2 to apply only to tests in group2.

Question
Is this the intended behavior for "package" scoped fixtures in nested directories, or is it a potential issue with scope inheritance in pytest?

Thanks in advance for your assistance in understanding this behavior.