# HG changeset patch
# Parent d455a5c022108cdf9b19713204eb314a866cc697
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_builtin.py b/Lib/test/test_builtin.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_builtin.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_builtin.py
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
     import pty, signal
 except ImportError:
     pty = signal = None
+try:
+    import readline
+except ImportError:
+    readline = None
 
 
 class Squares:
@@ -1007,6 +1011,7 @@
             unlink(TESTFN)
 
     @unittest.skipUnless(pty, "the pty and signal modules must be available")
+    @unittest.skipUnless(readline, "the readline module must be available")
     def check_input_tty(self, prompt, terminal_input, stdio_encoding=None):
         if not sys.stdin.isatty() or not sys.stdout.isatty():
             self.skipTest("stdin and stdout must be ttys")