diff --git a/Lib/test/test_flufl.py b/Lib/test/test_flufl.py
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+++ b/Lib/test/test_flufl.py
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+import __future__
+import unittest
+
+class FLUFLTests(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_barry_as_bdfl(self):
+        code = "from __future__ import barry_as_FLUFL; 2 {0} 3"
+        compile(code.format('<>'), '<BDFL test>', 'exec',
+                __future__.CO_FUTURE_BARRY_AS_BDFL)
+        self.assertRaises(SyntaxError, compile, code.format('!='),
+                            '<FLUFL test>', 'exec',
+                            __future__.CO_FUTURE_BARRY_AS_BDFL)
+
+    def test_guido_as_bdfl(self):
+        code = '2 {0} 3'
+        compile(code.format('!='), '<BDFL test>', 'exec')
+        self.assertRaises(SyntaxError, compile, code.format('<>'),
+                            '<FLUFL test>', 'exec')
+
+
+def test_main():
+    from test.support import run_unittest
+    run_unittest(FLUFLTests)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    test_main()