diff --git a/Lib/plat-mac/aetools.py b/Lib/plat-mac/aetools.py
index 79f3978..861dd2f 100644
--- a/Lib/plat-mac/aetools.py
+++ b/Lib/plat-mac/aetools.py
@@ -342,6 +342,11 @@
 # XXXX Should test more, really...
 
 def test():
+    def raw_input(prompt):
+        sys.stdout.write(prompt)
+        sys.stdout.flush()
+        return sys.stdin.readline()
+
     target = AE.AECreateDesc('sign', 'quil')
     ae = AE.AECreateAppleEvent('aevt', 'oapp', target, -1, 0)
     print unpackevent(ae)