Index: Lib/test/test_win_symlinked_executable.py
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--- Lib/test/test_win_symlinked_executable.py	(revision 0)
+++ Lib/test/test_win_symlinked_executable.py	(revision 0)
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+import sys
+import os
+import unittest
+import subprocess
+
+from test import support
+
+class TheTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    # todo: skip unless Windows Vista or later and not cygwin
+    def test_exec_from_symlink(self): # issue8342
+        # create link
+        link = os.path.abspath(support.TESTFN)
+        real = os.path.realpath(sys.executable)
+        cmd = ['cmd', '/c', 'mklink', link, real]
+        self.assertEqual(0, subprocess.Popen(cmd).wait(),
+            "Could not create symlink",)
+
+        try:
+            
+            # first demonstrate that this works if the DLL is in the path
+            cmd = [link, '-c', "pass"]
+            env = dict(os.environ)
+            env['PATH'] = env['PATH']+';'+os.path.dirname(real)
+            self.assertEqual(0, subprocess.Popen(cmd,env=env).wait(),
+                "Failed test with DLL in path",)
+
+            # now run python from the link
+            self.assertEqual(0, subprocess.Popen(cmd).wait(),
+                "Failed test without DLL in path",)
+        finally:
+            os.remove(link)
+        
+
+
+def test_main():
+    support.run_unittest(
+        TheTest
+    )
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    test_main()

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