diff --git a/tests/test_examples.py b/tests/test_examples.py
index 32e5d00d..44e9d266 100644
--- a/tests/test_examples.py
+++ b/tests/test_examples.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 root_directory = "examples/python"
 
+@pytest.mark.skip
 def test_example(example_basename):
     example_file = os.path.join(root_directory, example_basename)
     pipe = subprocess.Popen([example_file], stdout=open("/dev/null", "w"), stderr=open("/dev/null", "w"))