diff --git a/Lib/pipes.py b/Lib/pipes.py
index 295d9c88b66..6dcc997b4c7 100644
--- a/Lib/pipes.py
+++ b/Lib/pipes.py
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ For an example, see the function test() at the end of the file.
 
 
 import re
-
 import os
 import tempfile
 import string
@@ -281,18 +280,3 @@ def quote(file):
             c = '\\' + c
         res = res + c
     return '"' + res + '"'
-
-
-# Small test program and example
-
-def test():
-    print 'Testing...'
-    t = Template()
-    t.append('togif $IN $OUT', 'ff')
-    t.append('giftoppm', '--')
-    t.append('ppmtogif >$OUT', '-f')
-    t.append('fromgif $IN $OUT', 'ff')
-    t.debug(1)
-    FILE = '/usr/local/images/rgb/rogues/guido.rgb'
-    t.copy(FILE, '@temp')
-    print 'Done.'
diff --git a/Lib/test/regrtest.py b/Lib/test/regrtest.py
index a20ba15fdf7..99803ff3c22 100755
--- a/Lib/test/regrtest.py
+++ b/Lib/test/regrtest.py
@@ -830,6 +830,7 @@ _expectations = {
         test_mhlib
         test_openpty
         test_ossaudiodev
+        test_pipes
         test_poll
         test_posix
         test_pty
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_pipes.py b/Lib/test/test_pipes.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..70d1ec2b946
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Lib/test/test_pipes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,184 @@
+import pipes
+import os
+import string
+import unittest
+from test.test_support import TESTFN, run_unittest, unlink
+
+TESTFN2 = TESTFN + "2"
+
+class SimplePipeTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def tearDown(self):
+        for f in (TESTFN, TESTFN2):
+            unlink(f)
+
+    def testSimplePipe1(self):
+        t = pipes.Template()
+        t.append('tr a-z A-Z', pipes.STDIN_STDOUT)
+        f = t.open(TESTFN, 'w')
+        f.write('hello world #1')
+        f.close()
+        self.assertEqual(open(TESTFN).read(), 'HELLO WORLD #1')
+
+    def testSimplePipe2(self):
+        file(TESTFN, 'w').write('hello world #2')
+        t = pipes.Template()
+        t.append('tr a-z A-Z < $IN > $OUT', pipes.FILEIN_FILEOUT)
+        t.copy(TESTFN, TESTFN2)
+        self.assertEqual(open(TESTFN2).read(), 'HELLO WORLD #2')
+
+    def testSimplePipe3(self):
+        file(TESTFN, 'w').write('hello world #2')
+        t = pipes.Template()
+        t.append('tr a-z A-Z < $IN', pipes.FILEIN_STDOUT)
+        self.assertEqual(t.open(TESTFN, 'r').read(), 'HELLO WORLD #2')
+
+    def testEmptyPipeline1(self):
+        # copy through empty pipe
+        d = 'empty pipeline test COPY'
+        file(TESTFN, 'w').write(d)
+        file(TESTFN2, 'w').write('')
+        t=pipes.Template()
+        t.copy(TESTFN, TESTFN2)
+        self.assertEqual(open(TESTFN2).read(), d)
+
+    def testEmptyPipeline2(self):
+        # read through empty pipe
+        d = 'empty pipeline test READ'
+        file(TESTFN, 'w').write(d)
+        t=pipes.Template()
+        self.assertEqual(t.open(TESTFN, 'r').read(), d)
+
+    def testEmptyPipeline3(self):
+        # write through empty pipe
+        d = 'empty pipeline test WRITE'
+        t = pipes.Template()
+        t.open(TESTFN, 'w').write(d)
+        self.assertEqual(open(TESTFN).read(), d)
+
+    def testQuoting(self):
+        safeunquoted = string.ascii_letters + string.digits + '!@%_-+=:,./'
+        unsafe = '"`$\\'
+
+        self.assertEqual(pipes.quote(safeunquoted), safeunquoted)
+        self.assertEqual(pipes.quote('test file name'), "'test file name'")
+        for u in unsafe:
+            self.assertEqual(pipes.quote('test%sname' % u),
+                              "'test%sname'" % u)
+        for u in unsafe:
+            self.assertEqual(pipes.quote("test%s'name'" % u),
+                              '"test\\%s\'name\'"' % u)
+
+    def testRepr(self):
+        t = pipes.Template()
+        self.assertEqual(repr(t), "<Template instance, steps=[]>")
+        t.append('tr a-z A-Z', pipes.STDIN_STDOUT)
+        self.assertEqual(repr(t),
+                    "<Template instance, steps=[('tr a-z A-Z', '--')]>")
+
+    def testSetDebug(self):
+        t = pipes.Template()
+        t.debug(False)
+        self.assertEqual(t.debugging, False)
+        t.debug(True)
+        self.assertEqual(t.debugging, True)
+
+    def testReadOpenSink(self):
+        # check calling open('r') on a pipe ending with
+        # a sink raises ValueError
+        t = pipes.Template()
+        t.append('boguscmd', pipes.SINK)
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, t.open, 'bogusfile', 'r')
+
+    def testWriteOpenSource(self):
+        # check calling open('w') on a pipe ending with
+        # a source raises ValueError
+        t = pipes.Template()
+        t.prepend('boguscmd', pipes.SOURCE)
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, t.open, 'bogusfile', 'w')
+
+    def testBadAppendOptions(self):
+        t = pipes.Template()
+
+        # try a non-string command
+        self.assertRaises(TypeError, t.append, 7, pipes.STDIN_STDOUT)
+
+        # try a type that isn't recognized
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, t.append, 'boguscmd', 'xx')
+
+        # shouldn't be able to append a source
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, t.append, 'boguscmd', pipes.SOURCE)
+
+        # check appending two sinks
+        t = pipes.Template()
+        t.append('boguscmd', pipes.SINK)
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, t.append, 'boguscmd', pipes.SINK)
+
+        # command needing file input but with no $IN
+        t = pipes.Template()
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, t.append, 'boguscmd $OUT',
+                           pipes.FILEIN_FILEOUT)
+        t = pipes.Template()
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, t.append, 'boguscmd',
+                           pipes.FILEIN_STDOUT)
+
+        # command needing file output but with no $OUT
+        t = pipes.Template()
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, t.append, 'boguscmd $IN',
+                           pipes.FILEIN_FILEOUT)
+        t = pipes.Template()
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, t.append, 'boguscmd',
+                           pipes.STDIN_FILEOUT)
+
+
+    def testBadPrependOptions(self):
+        t = pipes.Template()
+
+        # try a non-string command
+        self.assertRaises(TypeError, t.prepend, 7, pipes.STDIN_STDOUT)
+
+        # try a type that isn't recognized
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, t.prepend, 'tr a-z A-Z', 'xx')
+
+        # shouldn't be able to prepend a sink
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, t.prepend, 'boguscmd', pipes.SINK)
+
+        # check prepending two sources
+        t = pipes.Template()
+        t.prepend('boguscmd', pipes.SOURCE)
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, t.prepend, 'boguscmd', pipes.SOURCE)
+
+        # command needing file input but with no $IN
+        t = pipes.Template()
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, t.prepend, 'boguscmd $OUT',
+                           pipes.FILEIN_FILEOUT)
+        t = pipes.Template()
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, t.prepend, 'boguscmd',
+                           pipes.FILEIN_STDOUT)
+
+        # command needing file output but with no $OUT
+        t = pipes.Template()
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, t.prepend, 'boguscmd $IN',
+                           pipes.FILEIN_FILEOUT)
+        t = pipes.Template()
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, t.prepend, 'boguscmd',
+                           pipes.STDIN_FILEOUT)
+
+    def testBadOpenMode(self):
+        t = pipes.Template()
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, t.open, 'bogusfile', 'x')
+
+    def testClone(self):
+        t = pipes.Template()
+        t.append('tr a-z A-Z', pipes.STDIN_STDOUT)
+
+        u = t.clone()
+        self.assertNotEqual(id(t), id(u))
+        self.assertEqual(t.steps, u.steps)
+        self.assertNotEqual(id(t.steps), id(u.steps))
+        self.assertEqual(t.debugging, u.debugging)
+
+def test_main():
+    run_unittest(SimplePipeTests)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    test_main()
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_sundry.py b/Lib/test/test_sundry.py
index 7609385bc7b..dd1d2f696bc 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_sundry.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_sundry.py
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ with catch_warning():
     import opcode
     import os2emxpath
     import pdb
-    import pipes
     import posixfile
     import pstats
     import py_compile