> This is because the code uses a print statement when opening the .pypirc
> file. This was already the case before this patch, but the code was not
> covered by tests. (see in previous revision)
> 
> The test is not broken, it just ouputs to stdin. 
> 
> I would suggest closing this issue and opening a new one entitled:
> "distutils should used the logging module to produce output" maybe ?

The test *is* (or was) broken - regrtest reported it as a failure.
It effectively, actually, caused a failure of the buildbot slaves.
In any case, I have now replaced the print with self.announce, in
r63575.