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run-tests: fix heredoctest for out-of-tree extensions

heredoctest.py directory must be in python path to use heredoctest (>>>) in
out-of-tree extension tests like:

  $ cd ext/tests
  $ python /some/hg/install/tests/run-tests.py test-ext.t

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