1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
index bd179c3e87d..8fc373c81ee 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
@@ -15537,7 +15537,11 @@ wraps Python's standard library threading and multiprocessing objects.")
     (arguments
      (list
       #:test-flags
-      #~(list "-k" (string-join
+      ;; The socket tests can hang (most often, but not only, when run in
+      ;; parallel, see: <https://github.com/pexpect/pexpect/issues/809>)
+      #~(list "--ignore=tests/test_socket.py"
+              "--ignore=tests/test_socket_fd.py"
+              "-k" (string-join
                     (list
                      ;; Disable failing test, see
                      ;; <https://github.com/pexpect/pexpect/issues/568>.
@@ -15569,7 +15573,7 @@ wraps Python's standard library threading and multiprocessing objects.")
                 ;; and unlikely to change.
                 (("/bin'") "/dev'")))))))
     (native-inputs
-     (list bash    ;full Bash for 'test_replwrap.py'
+     (list bash                         ;full Bash for 'test_replwrap.py'
            man-db
            python-pytest
            python-setuptools