Move the check for openpty to the beginning.
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_openpty.py b/Lib/test/test_openpty.py
index f770af6..6471f58 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_openpty.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_openpty.py
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
import os, unittest
from test.test_support import run_unittest, TestSkipped
+if not hasattr(os, "openpty"):
+ raise TestSkipped, "No openpty() available."
+
+
class OpenptyTest(unittest.TestCase):
def test(self):
- try:
- master, slave = os.openpty()
- except AttributeError:
- raise TestSkipped, "No openpty() available."
-
+ master, slave = os.openpty()
if not os.isatty(slave):
self.fail("Slave-end of pty is not a terminal.")