#17249: check for the availability of the thread module.
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_capi.py b/Lib/test/test_capi.py
index d61bf36..0ab1458 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_capi.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_capi.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
import subprocess
import sys
import time
-import _thread
import unittest
from test import support
try:
@@ -16,8 +15,10 @@
except ImportError:
_posixsubprocess = None
try:
+ import _thread
import threading
except ImportError:
+ _thread = None
threading = None
import _testcapi
@@ -223,7 +224,7 @@
os.chdir(oldcwd)
-@unittest.skipUnless(threading, 'Threading required for this test.')
+@unittest.skipUnless(threading and _thread, 'Threading required for this test.')
class TestThreadState(unittest.TestCase):
@support.reap_threads