coverage.py: exclude files

Question

How do I exclude entire files from coverage.py reports?

According to the documentation you can exclude code by matching lines. I want to exclude entire files, so that th

Answer 1

In addition to the options in the other answers, you can also configure the ignored files via setup.cfg:

[coverage:run]
omit =
    some/directory/*
    debug_*.py

See the documentation for details.