diff --git a/Lib/test/test_asyncore.py b/Lib/test/test_asyncore.py
index 27a585d..fe820de 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_asyncore.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_asyncore.py
@@ -118,65 +118,65 @@
     # http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2001-October/109973.html)
     # These constants should be present as long as poll is available
 
-    if hasattr(select, 'poll'):
-        def test_readwrite(self):
-            # Check that correct methods are called by readwrite()
+    @unittest.skipUnless(hasattr(select, 'poll'), 'select.poll required')
+    def test_readwrite(self):
+        # Check that correct methods are called by readwrite()
 
-            attributes = ('read', 'expt', 'write', 'closed', 'error_handled')
+        attributes = ('read', 'expt', 'write', 'closed', 'error_handled')
 
-            expected = (
-                (select.POLLIN, 'read'),
-                (select.POLLPRI, 'expt'),
-                (select.POLLOUT, 'write'),
-                (select.POLLERR, 'closed'),
-                (select.POLLHUP, 'closed'),
-                (select.POLLNVAL, 'closed'),
-                )
+        expected = (
+            (select.POLLIN, 'read'),
+            (select.POLLPRI, 'expt'),
+            (select.POLLOUT, 'write'),
+            (select.POLLERR, 'closed'),
+            (select.POLLHUP, 'closed'),
+            (select.POLLNVAL, 'closed'),
+            )
 
-            class testobj:
-                def __init__(self):
-                    self.read = False
-                    self.write = False
-                    self.closed = False
-                    self.expt = False
-                    self.error_handled = False
+        class testobj:
+            def __init__(self):
+                self.read = False
+                self.write = False
+                self.closed = False
+                self.expt = False
+                self.error_handled = False
 
-                def handle_read_event(self):
-                    self.read = True
+            def handle_read_event(self):
+                self.read = True
 
-                def handle_write_event(self):
-                    self.write = True
+            def handle_write_event(self):
+                self.write = True
 
-                def handle_close(self):
-                    self.closed = True
+            def handle_close(self):
+                self.closed = True
 
-                def handle_expt_event(self):
-                    self.expt = True
+            def handle_expt_event(self):
+                self.expt = True
 
-                def handle_error(self):
-                    self.error_handled = True
+            def handle_error(self):
+                self.error_handled = True
 
-            for flag, expectedattr in expected:
-                tobj = testobj()
-                self.assertEqual(getattr(tobj, expectedattr), False)
-                asyncore.readwrite(tobj, flag)
+        for flag, expectedattr in expected:
+            tobj = testobj()
+            self.assertEqual(getattr(tobj, expectedattr), False)
+            asyncore.readwrite(tobj, flag)
 
-                # Only the attribute modified by the routine we expect to be
-                # called should be True.
-                for attr in attributes:
-                    self.assertEqual(getattr(tobj, attr), attr==expectedattr)
+            # Only the attribute modified by the routine we expect to be
+            # called should be True.
+            for attr in attributes:
+                self.assertEqual(getattr(tobj, attr), attr==expectedattr)
 
-                # check that ExitNow exceptions in the object handler method
-                # bubbles all the way up through asyncore readwrite call
-                tr1 = exitingdummy()
-                self.assertRaises(asyncore.ExitNow, asyncore.readwrite, tr1, flag)
+            # check that ExitNow exceptions in the object handler method
+            # bubbles all the way up through asyncore readwrite call
+            tr1 = exitingdummy()
+            self.assertRaises(asyncore.ExitNow, asyncore.readwrite, tr1, flag)
 
-                # check that an exception other than ExitNow in the object handler
-                # method causes the handle_error method to get called
-                tr2 = crashingdummy()
-                self.assertEqual(tr2.error_handled, False)
-                asyncore.readwrite(tr2, flag)
-                self.assertEqual(tr2.error_handled, True)
+            # check that an exception other than ExitNow in the object handler
+            # method causes the handle_error method to get called
+            tr2 = crashingdummy()
+            self.assertEqual(tr2.error_handled, False)
+            asyncore.readwrite(tr2, flag)
+            self.assertEqual(tr2.error_handled, True)
 
     def test_closeall(self):
         self.closeall_check(False)
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@
             sys.stderr = stderr
 
         lines = fp.getvalue().splitlines()
-        self.assertEquals(lines, ['log: %s' % l1, 'log: %s' % l2])
+        self.assertEqual(lines, ['log: %s' % l1, 'log: %s' % l2])
 
     def test_log_info(self):
         d = asyncore.dispatcher()
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@
         lines = fp.getvalue().splitlines()
         expected = ['EGGS: %s' % l1, 'info: %s' % l2, 'SPAM: %s' % l3]
 
-        self.assertEquals(lines, expected)
+        self.assertEqual(lines, expected)
 
     def test_unhandled(self):
         d = asyncore.dispatcher()
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@
                     'warning: unhandled write event',
                     'warning: unhandled connect event',
                     'warning: unhandled accept event']
-        self.assertEquals(lines, expected)
+        self.assertEqual(lines, expected)
 
     def test_issue_8594(self):
         # XXX - this test is supposed to be removed in next major Python
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@
             warnings.simplefilter("always")
             family = d.family
             self.assertEqual(family, socket.AF_INET)
-            self.assertTrue(len(w) == 1)
+            self.assertEqual(len(w), 1)
             self.assertTrue(issubclass(w[0].category, DeprecationWarning))
 
     def test_strerror(self):
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@
         if hasattr(os, 'strerror'):
             self.assertEqual(err, os.strerror(errno.EPERM))
         err = asyncore._strerror(-1)
-        self.assertTrue("unknown error" in err.lower())
+        self.assertIn("unknown error", err.lower())
 
 
 class dispatcherwithsend_noread(asyncore.dispatcher_with_send):
@@ -394,38 +394,39 @@
 class DispatcherWithSendTests_UsePoll(DispatcherWithSendTests):
     usepoll = True
 
-if hasattr(asyncore, 'file_wrapper'):
-    class FileWrapperTest(unittest.TestCase):
-        def setUp(self):
-            self.d = b"It's not dead, it's sleeping!"
-            open(TESTFN, 'wb').write(self.d)
+@unittest.skipUnless(hasattr(asyncore, 'file_wrapper'),
+                     'asyncore.file_wrapper required')
+class FileWrapperTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.d = b"It's not dead, it's sleeping!"
+        open(TESTFN, 'wb').write(self.d)
 
-        def tearDown(self):
-            unlink(TESTFN)
+    def tearDown(self):
+        unlink(TESTFN)
 
-        def test_recv(self):
-            fd = os.open(TESTFN, os.O_RDONLY)
-            w = asyncore.file_wrapper(fd)
-            os.close(fd)
+    def test_recv(self):
+        fd = os.open(TESTFN, os.O_RDONLY)
+        w = asyncore.file_wrapper(fd)
+        os.close(fd)
 
-            self.assertNotEqual(w.fd, fd)
-            self.assertNotEqual(w.fileno(), fd)
-            self.assertEqual(w.recv(13), b"It's not dead")
-            self.assertEqual(w.read(6), b", it's")
-            w.close()
-            self.assertRaises(OSError, w.read, 1)
+        self.assertNotEqual(w.fd, fd)
+        self.assertNotEqual(w.fileno(), fd)
+        self.assertEqual(w.recv(13), b"It's not dead")
+        self.assertEqual(w.read(6), b", it's")
+        w.close()
+        self.assertRaises(OSError, w.read, 1)
 
-        def test_send(self):
-            d1 = b"Come again?"
-            d2 = b"I want to buy some cheese."
-            fd = os.open(TESTFN, os.O_WRONLY | os.O_APPEND)
-            w = asyncore.file_wrapper(fd)
-            os.close(fd)
+    def test_send(self):
+        d1 = b"Come again?"
+        d2 = b"I want to buy some cheese."
+        fd = os.open(TESTFN, os.O_WRONLY | os.O_APPEND)
+        w = asyncore.file_wrapper(fd)
+        os.close(fd)
 
-            w.write(d1)
-            w.send(d2)
-            w.close()
-            self.assertEqual(open(TESTFN, 'rb').read(), self.d + d1 + d2)
+        w.write(d1)
+        w.send(d2)
+        w.close()
+        self.assertEqual(open(TESTFN, 'rb').read(), self.d + d1 + d2)
 
 
 class BaseTestHandler(asyncore.dispatcher):