--- pycurl-7.45.3/tests/multi_socket_select_test.py.orig
+++ pycurl-7.45.3/tests/multi_socket_select_test.py
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 from . import appmanager
 from . import util
 
+import pytest
+
 setup_module_1, teardown_module_1 = appmanager.setup(('app', 8380))
 setup_module_2, teardown_module_2 = appmanager.setup(('app', 8381))
 setup_module_3, teardown_module_3 = appmanager.setup(('app', 8382))
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@
 @flaky.flaky(max_runs=3)
 class MultiSocketSelectTest(unittest.TestCase):
     @pytest.mark.skipif(sys.platform == 'win32', reason='https://github.com/pycurl/pycurl/issues/819')
+    @pytest.mark.skip(reason="always fails: https://github.com/pycurl/pycurl/issues/819")
     def test_multi_socket_select(self):
         sockets = set()
         timeout = 0
--- pycurl-7.45.3/tests/pause_test.py.orig
+++ pycurl-7.45.3/tests/pause_test.py
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 from . import appmanager
 from . import util
 
+import pytest
+
 setup_module, teardown_module = appmanager.setup(('app', 8380))
 
 @flaky.flaky(max_runs=3)
@@ -21,9 +23,11 @@
     def tearDown(self):
         self.curl.close()
 
+    @pytest.mark.skip(reason="always fails: https://github.com/pycurl/pycurl/issues/729")
     def test_pause_via_call(self):
         self.check_pause(True)
 
+    @pytest.mark.skip(reason="always fails: https://github.com/pycurl/pycurl/issues/729")
     def test_pause_via_return(self):
         self.check_pause(False)
 
--- pycurl-7.45.3/tests/multi_callback_test.py.orig
+++ pycurl-7.45.3/tests/multi_callback_test.py
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
     # multi.socket_action must call both SOCKETFUNCTION and TIMERFUNCTION at
     # various points during the transfer (at least at the start and end)
     @pytest.mark.xfail(sys.platform in ['darwin', 'win32'], reason='https://github.com/pycurl/pycurl/issues/729')
+    @pytest.mark.skip(reason="always fails: https://github.com/pycurl/pycurl/issues/729")
     def test_multi_socket_action(self):
         self.multi.add_handle(self.easy)
         self.timer_result = None
--- pycurl-7.45.3/tests/ssh_key_cb_test.py.orig
+++ pycurl-7.45.3/tests/ssh_key_cb_test.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
     # curl compiled with libssh doesn't support
     # CURLOPT_SSH_KNOWNHOSTS and CURLOPT_SSH_KEYFUNCTION
     @util.guard_unknown_libcurl_option
+    @pytest.mark.skip(reason="always fails: https://github.com/pycurl/pycurl/issues/826")
     def test_keyfunction(self):
         # with keyfunction returning ok
 
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@
 
     @util.min_libcurl(7, 19, 6)
     @util.guard_unknown_libcurl_option
+    @pytest.mark.skip(reason="always fails: https://github.com/pycurl/pycurl/issues/826")
     def test_keyfunction_bogus_return(self):
         def keyfunction(known_key, found_key, match):
             return 'bogus'