diff -r 9c0838f2f86c Lib/sqlite3/test/hooks.py
--- a/Lib/sqlite3/test/hooks.py	Fri Mar 25 00:32:23 2011 -0400
+++ b/Lib/sqlite3/test/hooks.py	Sat Mar 26 23:26:28 2011 +0100
@@ -166,14 +166,14 @@
         Test that setting the progress handler to None clears the previously set handler.
         """
         con = sqlite.connect(":memory:")
-        action = 0
+        action = []
         def progress():
-            action = 1
+            action.append(1)
             return 0
         con.set_progress_handler(progress, 1)
         con.set_progress_handler(None, 1)
         con.execute("select 1 union select 2 union select 3").fetchall()
-        self.assertEqual(action, 0, "progress handler was not cleared")
+        self.assertFalse(len(action), "progress handler was not cleared")
 
 def suite():
     collation_suite = unittest.makeSuite(CollationTests, "Check")