Description: Skip a test on 32-bit archs due to precision issues
Author: Nilesh Patra <nilesh@debian.org>
Last-Update: 2023-09-20
--- a/tests/test_io/test_mat.py
+++ b/tests/test_io/test_mat.py
@@ -5,9 +5,15 @@
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Callable
 
 import pytest
+import platform
 
 from cobra.io import load_matlab_model, read_sbml_model, save_matlab_model
 
+# Define a custom marker to skip tests on 32-bit architecture
+skip_on_32bit = pytest.mark.skipif(
+    platform.architecture()[0] == "32bit",
+    reason="Skipping test on 32-bit architecture."
+)
 
 try:
     import scipy
@@ -163,6 +169,7 @@
     assert compare_models(current_model, mat_model_reload) is None
 
 
+@skip_on_32bit
 @pytest.mark.skipif(scipy is None, reason="scipy unavailable")
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "dirname, xml_file",