Index: Lib/test/test__locale.py
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--- Lib/test/test__locale.py	(revision 72194)
+++ Lib/test/test__locale.py	(working copy)
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 from test.support import verbose, run_unittest
-from _locale import (setlocale, LC_ALL, LC_CTYPE, LC_NUMERIC, RADIXCHAR, THOUSEP, nl_langinfo,
-                    localeconv, Error)
+from _locale import (setlocale, LC_ALL, LC_CTYPE, LC_NUMERIC, localeconv, Error)
+try:
+    from _locale import (RADIXCHAR, THOUSEP, nl_langinfo)
+except ImportError:
+    can_use_nl_langinfo = False
+else:
+    can_use_nl_langinfo = True
+
 import unittest
 from platform import uname
 
@@ -53,6 +59,7 @@
                                     calc_type, data_type, set_locale,
                                     used_locale))
 
+    @unittest.skipUnless(can_use_nl_langinfo, "nl_langinfo is not available")
     def test_lc_numeric_nl_langinfo(self):
         # Test nl_langinfo against known values
         for loc in candidate_locales:
@@ -73,10 +80,11 @@
                 setlocale(LC_CTYPE, loc)
             except Error:
                 continue
-            for li, lc in ((RADIXCHAR, "decimal_point"),
-                            (THOUSEP, "thousands_sep")):
+            for lc in ("decimal_point",
+                        "thousands_sep"):
                 self.numeric_tester('localeconv', localeconv()[lc], lc, loc)
 
+    @unittest.skipUnless(can_use_nl_langinfo, "nl_langinfo is not available")
     def test_lc_numeric_basic(self):
         # Test nl_langinfo against localeconv
         for loc in candidate_locales: