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+import pytest
+
+def pytest_addoption(parser):
+    parser.addoption(
+        "--runslow", action="store_true", default=False, help="Run slow tests"
+    )
+
+def pytest_collection_modifyitems(config, items):
+    if not config.getoption("--runslow"):
+        # Skip slow tests unless --runslow is specified
+        skip_slow = pytest.mark.skip(reason="Need --runslow option to run")
+        for item in items:
+            if "slow" in item.keywords:
+                item.add_marker(skip_slow)
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