diff -r dae33c2e916b Lib/test/test_csv.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_csv.py	Mon Sep 24 19:31:09 2012 -0700
+++ b/Lib/test/test_csv.py	Tue Sep 25 10:11:18 2012 +0300
@@ -225,6 +225,15 @@
         self.assertRaises(csv.Error, self._read_test, ['a,b\nc,d'], [])
         self.assertRaises(csv.Error, self._read_test, ['a,b\r\nc,d'], [])
 
+    def test_read_eof(self):
+        self._read_test(['a,"'], [['a', '']])
+        self._read_test(['"a'], [['a']])
+        self._read_test(['^'], [['\n']], escapechar='^')
+        self.assertRaises(csv.Error, self._read_test, ['a,"'], [], strict=True)
+        self.assertRaises(csv.Error, self._read_test, ['"a'], [], strict=True)
+        self.assertRaises(csv.Error, self._read_test,
+                          ['^'], [], escapechar='^', strict=True)
+
     def test_read_escape(self):
         self._read_test(['a,\\b,c'], [['a', 'b', 'c']], escapechar='\\')
         self._read_test(['a,b\\,c'], [['a', 'b,c']], escapechar='\\')