initial import of the packaging package in the standard library
diff --git a/Lib/packaging/tests/test_command_bdist.py b/Lib/packaging/tests/test_command_bdist.py
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+"""Tests for distutils.command.bdist."""
+
+from packaging import util
+from packaging.command.bdist import bdist, show_formats
+
+from packaging.tests import unittest, support, captured_stdout
+
+
+class BuildTestCase(support.TempdirManager,
+                    support.LoggingCatcher,
+                    unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def _mock_get_platform(self):
+        self._get_platform_called = True
+        return self._get_platform()
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(BuildTestCase, self).setUp()
+
+        # mock util.get_platform
+        self._get_platform_called = False
+        self._get_platform = util.get_platform
+        util.get_platform = self._mock_get_platform
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        super(BuildTestCase, self).tearDown()
+        util.get_platform = self._get_platform
+
+    def test_formats(self):
+
+        # let's create a command and make sure
+        # we can fix the format
+        pkg_pth, dist = self.create_dist()
+        cmd = bdist(dist)
+        cmd.formats = ['msi']
+        cmd.ensure_finalized()
+        self.assertEqual(cmd.formats, ['msi'])
+
+        # what format bdist offers ?
+        # XXX an explicit list in bdist is
+        # not the best way to  bdist_* commands
+        # we should add a registry
+        formats = sorted(('zip', 'gztar', 'bztar', 'ztar',
+                          'tar', 'wininst', 'msi'))
+        found = sorted(cmd.format_command)
+        self.assertEqual(found, formats)
+
+    def test_skip_build(self):
+        pkg_pth, dist = self.create_dist()
+        cmd = bdist(dist)
+        cmd.skip_build = False
+        cmd.formats = ['ztar']
+        cmd.ensure_finalized()
+        self.assertFalse(self._get_platform_called)
+
+        pkg_pth, dist = self.create_dist()
+        cmd = bdist(dist)
+        cmd.skip_build = True
+        cmd.formats = ['ztar']
+        cmd.ensure_finalized()
+        self.assertTrue(self._get_platform_called)
+
+    def test_show_formats(self):
+        __, stdout = captured_stdout(show_formats)
+
+        # the output should be a header line + one line per format
+        num_formats = len(bdist.format_commands)
+        output = [line for line in stdout.split('\n')
+                  if line.strip().startswith('--formats=')]
+        self.assertEqual(len(output), num_formats)
+
+
+def test_suite():
+    return unittest.makeSuite(BuildTestCase)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main(defaultTest='test_suite')