diff -r 28f47a5d59b9 Lib/test/test_doctest.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_doctest.py	Tue Jun 25 00:44:31 2013 +0200
+++ b/Lib/test/test_doctest.py	Tue Jun 25 02:12:35 2013 +0200
@@ -2618,9 +2618,9 @@ unadorned doctest command, and the verbo
     ...         _ = f.write('\n')
     ...         _ = f.write('And that is it.\n')
     ...     rc1, out1, err1 = script_helper.assert_python_ok(
-    ...             '-m', 'doctest', fn)
+    ...             '-m', 'doctest', fn, **{'TERM': 'dummy'})
     ...     rc2, out2, err2 = script_helper.assert_python_ok(
-    ...             '-m', 'doctest', '-v', fn)
+    ...             '-m', 'doctest', '-v', fn, **{'TERM': 'dummy'})
 
 With no arguments and passing tests, we should get no output:
 
@@ -2682,19 +2682,18 @@ text files).
     ...         _ = f.write("       'abc def'\n")
     ...         _ = f.write("\n")
     ...         _ = f.write('   \"\"\"\n')
-    ...     import shutil
     ...     rc1, out1, err1 = script_helper.assert_python_failure(
-    ...             '-m', 'doctest', fn, fn2)
+    ...             '-m', 'doctest', fn, fn2, **{'TERM': 'dummy'})
     ...     rc2, out2, err2 = script_helper.assert_python_ok(
-    ...             '-m', 'doctest', '-o', 'ELLIPSIS', fn)
+    ...             '-m', 'doctest', '-o', 'ELLIPSIS', fn, **{'TERM': 'dummy'})
     ...     rc3, out3, err3 = script_helper.assert_python_ok(
     ...             '-m', 'doctest', '-o', 'ELLIPSIS',
-    ...             '-o', 'NORMALIZE_WHITESPACE', fn, fn2)
+    ...             '-o', 'NORMALIZE_WHITESPACE', fn, fn2, **{'TERM': 'dummy'})
     ...     rc4, out4, err4 = script_helper.assert_python_failure(
-    ...             '-m', 'doctest', '-f', fn, fn2)
+    ...             '-m', 'doctest', '-f', fn, fn2, **{'TERM': 'dummy'})
     ...     rc5, out5, err5 = script_helper.assert_python_ok(
     ...             '-m', 'doctest', '-v', '-o', 'ELLIPSIS',
-    ...             '-o', 'NORMALIZE_WHITESPACE', fn, fn2)
+    ...             '-o', 'NORMALIZE_WHITESPACE', fn, fn2, **{'TERM': 'dummy'})
 
 Our first test run will show the errors from the first file (doctest stops if a
 file has errors).  Note that doctest test-run error output appears on stdout,