#17249: check for the availability of the thread module.
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_capi.py b/Lib/test/test_capi.py
index daeae39..0edb3bf 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_capi.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_capi.py
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@
from __future__ import with_statement
import sys
import time
-import thread
import random
import unittest
from test import test_support
try:
+ import thread
import threading
except ImportError:
+ thread = None
threading = None
import _testcapi
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@
self.pendingcalls_wait(l, n)
-@unittest.skipUnless(threading, 'Threading required for this test.')
+@unittest.skipUnless(threading and thread, 'Threading required for this test.')
class TestThreadState(unittest.TestCase):
@test_support.reap_threads