Index: Lib/test/test_exceptions.py
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--- Lib/test/test_exceptions.py	(revision 46702)
+++ Lib/test/test_exceptions.py	(working copy)
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 # Python test set -- part 5, built-in exceptions
 
-from test.test_support import TESTFN, unlink, run_unittest
+import os
+import pickle
+import sys
+import unittest
 import warnings
-import sys, traceback, os
-import unittest
 
+from test.test_support import TESTFN, unlink, run_unittest
+
 # XXX This is not really enough, each *operation* should be tested!
 
 class ExceptionTests(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -253,8 +256,6 @@
             )
         except NameError: pass
 
-        import pickle, random
-
         for args in exceptionList:
             expected = args[-1]
             try:
@@ -274,12 +275,13 @@
                                        (repr(e), checkArgName))
 
                 # test for pickling support
-                new = pickle.loads(pickle.dumps(e, random.randint(0, 2)))
-                for checkArgName in expected:
-                    self.assertEquals(repr(getattr(e, checkArgName)),
-                                      repr(expected[checkArgName]),
-                                      'pickled exception "%s", attribute "%s' %
-                                      (repr(e), checkArgName))
+                for protocol in (0, 1, 2):
+                    new = pickle.loads(pickle.dumps(e, protocol))
+                    for checkArgName in expected:
+                        self.assertEquals(repr(getattr(new, checkArgName)),
+                                          repr(expected[checkArgName]),
+                                          'pickled "%s", attribute "%s' %
+                                          (repr(e), checkArgName))
 
     def testKeywordArgs(self):
         # test that builtin exception don't take keyword args,