# How to Skip Directories With Pytest?

You can instruct Pytest to exclude specific directories from testing with the `--ignore` option.

To exclude a single directory, execute:

```command
pytest --ignore=somedirectory
```

To exclude multiple directories at once, use:

```command
pytest --ignore=somedirectory --ignore=someotherdirectory
```

Additionally, to have Pytest automatically ignore certain directories every time without needing to specify them manually for each session, you can set this in the `pytest.ini` file:

```text
[label pytest.ini]
[pytest]
addopts = --ignore=somedirectory --ignore=someotherdirectory
```