import pytest def pytest_addoption(parser): parser.addoption( "--runlive", action="store_true", default=False, help="run live tests" ) def pytest_collection_modifyitems(config, items): if not config.getoption("--runlive"): skip_live = pytest.mark.skip(reason="need --runlive option to run") for item in items: if "live" in item.keywords: item.add_marker(skip_live)