* Skip test_pipes on non-POSIX.
* Don't raise TestSkipped within a test function.
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_pipes.py b/Lib/test/test_pipes.py
index 70d1ec2..a440ac1 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_pipes.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_pipes.py
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
import os
import string
import unittest
-from test.test_support import TESTFN, run_unittest, unlink
+from test.test_support import TESTFN, run_unittest, unlink, TestSkipped
+
+if os.name != 'posix':
+ raise TestSkipped('pipes module only works on posix')
TESTFN2 = TESTFN + "2"