diff --git a/Lib/test/test_codecs.py b/Lib/test/test_codecs.py
index 3950c3bc208..c04ffd78e4e 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_codecs.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_codecs.py
@@ -148,19 +148,20 @@ class ReadTest(MixInCheckStateHandling):
         self.assertEqual(readalllines(s, True, 10), sexpected)
         self.assertEqual(readalllines(s, False, 10), sexpectednoends)
 
+        lineends = ("\n", "\r\n", "\r", "\u2028")
         # Test long lines (multiple calls to read() in readline())
         vw = []
         vwo = []
-        for (i, lineend) in enumerate("\n \r\n \r \u2028".split()):
-            vw.append((i*200)*"\3042" + lineend)
-            vwo.append((i*200)*"\3042")
-        self.assertEqual(readalllines("".join(vw), True), "".join(vw))
-        self.assertEqual(readalllines("".join(vw), False),"".join(vwo))
+        for (i, lineend) in enumerate(lineends):
+            vw.append((i*200+200)*"\u3042" + lineend)
+            vwo.append((i*200+200)*"\u3042")
+        self.assertEqual(readalllines("".join(vw), True), "|".join(vw))
+        self.assertEqual(readalllines("".join(vw), False), "|".join(vwo))
 
         # Test lines where the first read might end with \r, so the
         # reader has to look ahead whether this is a lone \r or a \r\n
         for size in range(80):
-            for lineend in "\n \r\n \r \u2028".split():
+            for lineend in lineends:
                 s = 10*(size*"a" + lineend + "xxx\n")
                 reader = getreader(s)
                 for i in range(10):
@@ -168,12 +169,20 @@ class ReadTest(MixInCheckStateHandling):
                         reader.readline(keepends=True),
                         size*"a" + lineend,
                     )
+                    self.assertEqual(
+                        reader.readline(keepends=True),
+                        "xxx\n",
+                    )
                 reader = getreader(s)
                 for i in range(10):
                     self.assertEqual(
                         reader.readline(keepends=False),
                         size*"a",
                     )
+                    self.assertEqual(
+                        reader.readline(keepends=False),
+                        "xxx",
+                    )
 
     def test_mixed_readline_and_read(self):
         lines = ["Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,\n",