diff --git a/pytest.ini b/pytest.ini
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+[pytest]
+testpaths =
+    tests
+addopts = -v --color=yes --tb=short
+
+# Specifying the directory to ignore
+#
+# norecursedirs = tests/ignored tests/aux tests/inference tests/state tests/tools
+norecursedirs = tests/ignored
diff --git a/tests/ignored/.gitkeep b/tests/ignored/.gitkeep
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