Index: Lib/test/test_socketserver.py
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--- Lib/test/test_socketserver.py	(revision 81134)
+++ Lib/test/test_socketserver.py	(working copy)
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@
     #                             SocketServer.DatagramRequestHandler,
     #                             self.dgram_examine)
 
+    @unittest.skipUnless(threading, 'Threading required for this test.')
     @reap_threads
     def test_shutdown(self):
         # Issue #2302: shutdown() should always succeed in making an