diff --git a/Lib/test/pydoc_mod.py b/Lib/test/pydoc_mod.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8601e3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Lib/test/pydoc_mod.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+"""This is a test module for test_pydoc"""
+
+__author__ = "Benjamin Peterson"
+__credits__ = "Nobody"
+__version__ = "1.2.3.4"
+
+
+class A:
+    """Hello and goodbye"""
+    def __init__():
+        """Wow, I have no function!"""
+        pass
+
+class B(object):
+    NO_MEANING = "eggs"
+    pass
+
+def doc_func():
+    """
+    This function solves all of the world's problems:
+    hunger
+    lack of Python
+    war
+    """
+
+def nodoc_func():
+    pass
+"""This is a test module for test_pydoc"""
+
+__author__ = "Benjamin Peterson"
+__credits__ = "Nobody"
+__version__ = "1.2.3.4"
+
+
+class A:
+    """Hello and goodbye"""
+    def __init__():
+        """Wow, I have no function!"""
+        pass
+
+class B(object):
+    NO_MEANING = "eggs"
+    pass
+
+def doc_func():
+    """
+    This function solves all of the world's problems:
+    hunger
+    lack of Python
+    war
+    """
+
+def nodoc_func():
+    pass
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_pydoc.py b/Lib/test/test_pydoc.py
index d9670fb..a99fa24 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_pydoc.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_pydoc.py
@@ -1,33 +1,263 @@
-from test import test_support
-import unittest
-import pydoc
-
-class TestDescriptions(unittest.TestCase):
-    def test_module(self):
-        # Check that pydocfodder module can be described
-        from test import pydocfodder
-        doc = pydoc.render_doc(pydocfodder)
-        assert "pydocfodder" in doc
-
-    def test_classic_class(self):
-        class C: "Classic class"
-        c = C()
-        self.failUnlessEqual(pydoc.describe(C), 'class C')
-        self.failUnlessEqual(pydoc.describe(c), 'instance of C')
-        self.failUnless('instance of C in module test.test_pydoc'
-                        in pydoc.render_doc(c))
-
-    def test_class(self):
-        class C(object): "New-style class"
-        c = C()
-
-        self.failUnlessEqual(pydoc.describe(C), 'class C')
-        self.failUnlessEqual(pydoc.describe(c), 'C')
-        self.failUnless('C in module test.test_pydoc object'
-                        in pydoc.render_doc(c))
-
-def test_main():
-    test_support.run_unittest(TestDescriptions)
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    unittest.main()
+import sys
+import difflib
+import subprocess
+import re
+import pydoc
+import unittest
+import test.test_support
+from test import pydoc_mod
+
+expected_text_pattern = \
+"""
+NAME
+    test.pydoc_mod - This is a test module for test_pydoc
+
+FILE
+    %s
+
+CLASSES
+    __builtin__.object
+        B
+    A
+\x20\x20\x20\x20
+    class A
+     |  Hello and goodbye
+     |\x20\x20
+     |  Methods defined here:
+     |\x20\x20
+     |  __init__()
+     |      Wow, I have no function!
+\x20\x20\x20\x20
+    class B(__builtin__.object)
+     |  Data descriptors defined here:
+     |\x20\x20
+     |  __dict__
+     |      dictionary for instance variables (if defined)
+     |\x20\x20
+     |  __weakref__
+     |      list of weak references to the object (if defined)
+     |\x20\x20
+     |  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+     |  Data and other attributes defined here:
+     |\x20\x20
+     |  NO_MEANING = 'eggs'
+
+FUNCTIONS
+    doc_func()
+        This function solves all of the world's problems:
+        hunger
+        lack of Python
+        war
+\x20\x20\x20\x20
+    nodoc_func()
+
+DATA
+    __author__ = 'Benjamin Peterson'
+    __credits__ = 'Nobody'
+    __package__ = None
+    __version__ = '1.2.3.4'
+
+VERSION
+    1.2.3.4
+
+AUTHOR
+    Benjamin Peterson
+
+CREDITS
+    Nobody
+""".strip()
+
+expected_html_pattern = \
+"""
+<table width="100%%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 border=0 summary="heading">
+<tr bgcolor="#7799ee">
+<td valign=bottom>&nbsp;<br>
+<font color="#ffffff" face="helvetica, arial">&nbsp;<br><big><big><strong><a href="test.html"><font color="#ffffff">test</font></a>.pydoc_mod</strong></big></big> (version 1.2.3.4)</font></td
+><td align=right valign=bottom
+><font color="#ffffff" face="helvetica, arial"><a href=".">index</a><br><a href="file:%s">%s</a></font></td></tr></table>
+    <p><tt>This&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;test&nbsp;module&nbsp;for&nbsp;test_pydoc</tt></p>
+<p>
+<table width="100%%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 border=0 summary="section">
+<tr bgcolor="#ee77aa">
+<td colspan=3 valign=bottom>&nbsp;<br>
+<font color="#ffffff" face="helvetica, arial"><big><strong>Classes</strong></big></font></td></tr>
+\x20\x20\x20\x20
+<tr><td bgcolor="#ee77aa"><tt>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</tt></td><td>&nbsp;</td>
+<td width="100%%"><dl>
+<dt><font face="helvetica, arial"><a href="__builtin__.html#object">__builtin__.object</a>
+</font></dt><dd>
+<dl>
+<dt><font face="helvetica, arial"><a href="test.pydoc_mod.html#B">B</a>
+</font></dt></dl>
+</dd>
+<dt><font face="helvetica, arial"><a href="test.pydoc_mod.html#A">A</a>
+</font></dt></dl>
+ <p>
+<table width="100%%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 border=0 summary="section">
+<tr bgcolor="#ffc8d8">
+<td colspan=3 valign=bottom>&nbsp;<br>
+<font color="#000000" face="helvetica, arial"><a name="A">class <strong>A</strong></a></font></td></tr>
+\x20\x20\x20\x20
+<tr bgcolor="#ffc8d8"><td rowspan=2><tt>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</tt></td>
+<td colspan=2><tt>Hello&nbsp;and&nbsp;goodbye<br>&nbsp;</tt></td></tr>
+<tr><td>&nbsp;</td>
+<td width="100%%">Methods defined here:<br>
+<dl><dt><a name="A-__init__"><strong>__init__</strong></a>()</dt><dd><tt>Wow,&nbsp;I&nbsp;have&nbsp;no&nbsp;function!</tt></dd></dl>
+
+</td></tr></table> <p>
+<table width="100%%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 border=0 summary="section">
+<tr bgcolor="#ffc8d8">
+<td colspan=3 valign=bottom>&nbsp;<br>
+<font color="#000000" face="helvetica, arial"><a name="B">class <strong>B</strong></a>(<a href="__builtin__.html#object">__builtin__.object</a>)</font></td></tr>
+\x20\x20\x20\x20
+<tr><td bgcolor="#ffc8d8"><tt>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</tt></td><td>&nbsp;</td>
+<td width="100%%">Data descriptors defined here:<br>
+<dl><dt><strong>__dict__</strong></dt>
+<dd><tt>dictionary&nbsp;for&nbsp;instance&nbsp;variables&nbsp;(if&nbsp;defined)</tt></dd>
+</dl>
+<dl><dt><strong>__weakref__</strong></dt>
+<dd><tt>list&nbsp;of&nbsp;weak&nbsp;references&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;object&nbsp;(if&nbsp;defined)</tt></dd>
+</dl>
+<hr>
+Data and other attributes defined here:<br>
+<dl><dt><strong>NO_MEANING</strong> = 'eggs'</dl>
+
+</td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p>
+<table width="100%%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 border=0 summary="section">
+<tr bgcolor="#eeaa77">
+<td colspan=3 valign=bottom>&nbsp;<br>
+<font color="#ffffff" face="helvetica, arial"><big><strong>Functions</strong></big></font></td></tr>
+\x20\x20\x20\x20
+<tr><td bgcolor="#eeaa77"><tt>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</tt></td><td>&nbsp;</td>
+<td width="100%%"><dl><dt><a name="-doc_func"><strong>doc_func</strong></a>()</dt><dd><tt>This&nbsp;function&nbsp;solves&nbsp;all&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;world's&nbsp;problems:<br>
+hunger<br>
+lack&nbsp;of&nbsp;Python<br>
+war</tt></dd></dl>
+ <dl><dt><a name="-nodoc_func"><strong>nodoc_func</strong></a>()</dt></dl>
+</td></tr></table><p>
+<table width="100%%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 border=0 summary="section">
+<tr bgcolor="#55aa55">
+<td colspan=3 valign=bottom>&nbsp;<br>
+<font color="#ffffff" face="helvetica, arial"><big><strong>Data</strong></big></font></td></tr>
+\x20\x20\x20\x20
+<tr><td bgcolor="#55aa55"><tt>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</tt></td><td>&nbsp;</td>
+<td width="100%%"><strong>__author__</strong> = 'Benjamin Peterson'<br>
+<strong>__credits__</strong> = 'Nobody'<br>
+<strong>__package__</strong> = None<br>
+<strong>__version__</strong> = '1.2.3.4'</td></tr></table><p>
+<table width="100%%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 border=0 summary="section">
+<tr bgcolor="#7799ee">
+<td colspan=3 valign=bottom>&nbsp;<br>
+<font color="#ffffff" face="helvetica, arial"><big><strong>Author</strong></big></font></td></tr>
+\x20\x20\x20\x20
+<tr><td bgcolor="#7799ee"><tt>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</tt></td><td>&nbsp;</td>
+<td width="100%%">Benjamin&nbsp;Peterson</td></tr></table><p>
+<table width="100%%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 border=0 summary="section">
+<tr bgcolor="#7799ee">
+<td colspan=3 valign=bottom>&nbsp;<br>
+<font color="#ffffff" face="helvetica, arial"><big><strong>Credits</strong></big></font></td></tr>
+\x20\x20\x20\x20
+<tr><td bgcolor="#7799ee"><tt>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</tt></td><td>&nbsp;</td>
+<td width="100%%">Nobody</td></tr></table>
+""".strip()
+
+# output pattern for missing module
+missing_pattern = "no Python documentation found for '%s'"
+
+def run_pydoc(module_name, *args):
+    """
+    Runs pydoc on the specified module. Returns the stripped
+    output of pydoc.
+    """
+    cmd = [sys.executable, pydoc.__file__, " ".join(args), module_name]
+    output = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE).stdout.read()
+    return output.strip()
+
+def get_pydoc_html(module):
+    "Returns pydoc generated output as html"
+    output = pydoc.HTMLDoc().docmodule(module)
+    return output.strip()
+
+def get_pydoc_text(module):
+    "Returns pydoc generated output as text"
+    output = pydoc.TextDoc().docmodule(module)
+
+    # cleanup the extra text formatting that pydoc preforms
+    patt = re.compile('\b.')
+    output = patt.sub('', output)
+    return output.strip()
+
+def print_diffs(text1, text2):
+    "Prints unified diffs for two texts"
+    lines1 = text1.splitlines()
+    lines2 = text2.splitlines()
+    diffs = difflib.unified_diff(lines1, lines2, n=0)
+    diffs = list(diffs) # its a generator
+    print '\n'.join(diffs)
+
+def get_mod_file(module):
+    """Returns the name of the .py file if the module is compiled"""
+    mod_file = module.__file__
+    return mod_file if mod_file.endswith("py") else mod_file[:-3] + "py"
+
+
+class CLINotHereTest(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_not_here(self):
+        missing_module = "test.i_am_not_here"
+        result = run_pydoc(missing_module)
+        expected = missing_pattern % missing_module
+        self.assertEqual(expected, result,
+            "documentation for missing module found")
+
+
+class PyDocDocTest(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_html_doc(self):
+        result = get_pydoc_html(pydoc_mod)
+        mod_file = get_mod_file(pydoc_mod)
+        expected_html = expected_html_pattern % (mod_file, mod_file)
+        if result != expected_html:
+            print_diffs(result, expected_html)
+            self.fail("outputs are not equal, see diff above")
+
+    def test_text_doc(self):
+        result = get_pydoc_text(pydoc_mod)
+        expected_text = expected_text_pattern % get_mod_file(pydoc_mod)
+        if result != expected_text:
+            print_diffs(result, expected_text)
+            self.fail("outputs are not equal, see diff above")
+
+
+class TestDescriptions(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_module(self):
+        # Check that pydocfodder module can be described
+        from test import pydocfodder
+        doc = pydoc.render_doc(pydocfodder)
+        assert "pydocfodder" in doc
+
+    def test_classic_class(self):
+        class C: "Classic class"
+        c = C()
+        self.failUnlessEqual(pydoc.describe(C), 'class C')
+        self.failUnlessEqual(pydoc.describe(c), 'instance of C')
+        self.failUnless('instance of C in module test.test_pydoc'
+                        in pydoc.render_doc(c))
+
+    def test_class(self):
+        class C(object): "New-style class"
+        c = C()
+
+        self.failUnlessEqual(pydoc.describe(C), 'class C')
+        self.failUnlessEqual(pydoc.describe(c), 'C')
+        self.failUnless('C in module test.test_pydoc object'
+                        in pydoc.render_doc(c))
+
+
+def test_main():
+    test.test_support.run_unittest(CLINotHereTest,
+                                   PyDocDocTest,
+                                   TestDescriptions)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    test_main()