diff --git a/Doc/library/unittest.rst b/Doc/library/unittest.rst
index 3b49ea0cb50..ad6d31405e5 100644
--- a/Doc/library/unittest.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/unittest.rst
@@ -97,6 +97,13 @@ need to derive from a specific class.
       A special-interest-group for discussion of testing, and testing tools,
       in Python.
 
+   The script :file:`Tools/unittestgui/unittestgui.py` in the Python source distribution is
+   a GUI tool for test discovery and execution.  This is intended largely for ease of use
+   for those new to unit testing.  For production environments it is recommended that
+   tests be driven by a continuous integration system such as `Hudson <http://hudson-ci.org/>`_
+   or `Buildbot <http://buildbot.net/trac>`_.
+
+
 .. _unittest-minimal-example:
 
 Basic example
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 4ee67ab84aa..ec870e7c083 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -107,6 +107,10 @@ Tools/Demos
   demos have been removed, others integrated in documentation or a new
   Tools/demo subdirectory.
 
+- Issue #10502: Addition of the unittestgui tool. Originally by Steve Purcell.
+  Updated for test discovery by Mark Roddy and Python 3 compatibility by
+  Brian Curtin.
+
 
 What's New in Python 3.2 Beta 2?
 ================================
diff --git a/Tools/README b/Tools/README
index ff0d4a53208..355ba534f7b 100644
--- a/Tools/README
+++ b/Tools/README
@@ -34,8 +34,11 @@ scripts         A number of useful single-file programs, e.g. tabnanny.py
 
 test2to3        A demonstration of how to use 2to3 transparently in setup.py.
 
-unicode         Tools used to generate unicode database files for
-                Python 2.0 (by Fredrik Lundh).
+unicode         Tools used to generate unicode database files (by Fredrik 
+                Lundh).
+
+unittestgui     A Tkinter based GUI test runner for unittest, with test
+                discovery.
 
 world           Script to take a list of Internet addresses and print
                 out where in the world those addresses originate from,
diff --git a/Tools/unittestgui/README.txt b/Tools/unittestgui/README.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4d809df8705
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tools/unittestgui/README.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+unittestgui.py is GUI framework and application for use with Python unit 
+testing framework. It executes tests written using the framework provided 
+by the 'unittest' module.
+
+Based on the original by Steve Purcell, from:
+
+  http://pyunit.sourceforge.net/
+
+Updated for unittest test discovery by Mark Roddy and Python 3
+support by Brian Curtin.
+
+For details on how to make your tests work with test discovery,
+and for explanations of the configuration options, see the unittest
+documentation:
+
+    http://docs.python.org/library/unittest.html#test-discovery
diff --git a/Tools/unittestgui/unittestgui.py b/Tools/unittestgui/unittestgui.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0c48b49c1bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tools/unittestgui/unittestgui.py
@@ -0,0 +1,477 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+"""
+GUI framework and application for use with Python unit testing framework.
+Execute tests written using the framework provided by the 'unittest' module.
+
+Updated for unittest test discovery by Mark Roddy and Python 3
+support by Brian Curtin.
+
+Based on the original by Steve Purcell, from:
+
+  http://pyunit.sourceforge.net/
+
+Copyright (c) 1999, 2000, 2001 Steve Purcell
+This module is free software, and you may redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the same terms as Python itself, so long as this copyright message
+and disclaimer are retained in their original form.
+
+IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT,
+SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF
+THIS CODE, EVEN IF THE AUTHOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
+DAMAGE.
+
+THE AUTHOR SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
+PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  THE CODE PROVIDED HEREUNDER IS ON AN "AS IS" BASIS,
+AND THERE IS NO OBLIGATION WHATSOEVER TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE,
+SUPPORT, UPDATES, ENHANCEMENTS, OR MODIFICATIONS.
+"""
+
+__author__ = "Steve Purcell (stephen_purcell@yahoo.com)"
+__version__ = "$Revision: 1.7 $"[11:-2]
+
+import sys
+import traceback
+import unittest
+
+import tkinter as tk
+from tkinter import messagebox
+from tkinter import filedialog
+from tkinter import simpledialog
+
+
+
+
+##############################################################################
+# GUI framework classes
+##############################################################################
+
+class BaseGUITestRunner(object):
+    """Subclass this class to create a GUI TestRunner that uses a specific
+    windowing toolkit. The class takes care of running tests in the correct
+    manner, and making callbacks to the derived class to obtain information
+    or signal that events have occurred.
+    """
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        self.currentResult = None
+        self.running = 0
+        self.__rollbackImporter = None
+        self.__rollbackImporter = RollbackImporter()
+        self.test_suite = None
+
+        #test discovery variables
+        self.directory_to_read = ''
+        self.top_level_dir = ''
+        self.test_file_glob_pattern = 'test*.py'
+
+        self.initGUI(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def errorDialog(self, title, message):
+        "Override to display an error arising from GUI usage"
+        pass
+
+    def getDirectoryToDiscover(self):
+        "Override to prompt user for directory to perform test discovery"
+        pass
+
+    def runClicked(self):
+        "To be called in response to user choosing to run a test"
+        if self.running: return
+        if not self.test_suite:
+            self.errorDialog("Test Discovery", "You discover some tests first!")
+            return
+        self.currentResult = GUITestResult(self)
+        self.totalTests = self.test_suite.countTestCases()
+        self.running = 1
+        self.notifyRunning()
+        self.test_suite.run(self.currentResult)
+        self.running = 0
+        self.notifyStopped()
+
+    def stopClicked(self):
+        "To be called in response to user stopping the running of a test"
+        if self.currentResult:
+            self.currentResult.stop()
+
+    def discoverClicked(self):
+        self.__rollbackImporter.rollbackImports()
+        directory = self.getDirectoryToDiscover()
+        if not directory:
+            return
+        self.directory_to_read = directory
+        try:
+            # Explicitly use 'None' value if no top level directory is
+            # specified (indicated by empty string) as discover() explicitly
+            # checks for a 'None' to determine if no tld has been specified
+            top_level_dir = self.top_level_dir or None
+            tests = unittest.defaultTestLoader.discover(directory, self.test_file_glob_pattern, top_level_dir)
+            self.test_suite = tests
+        except:
+            exc_type, exc_value, exc_tb = sys.exc_info()
+            traceback.print_exception(*sys.exc_info())
+            self.errorDialog("Unable to run test '%s'" % directory,
+                             "Error loading specified test: %s, %s" % (exc_type, exc_value))
+            return
+        self.notifyTestsDiscovered(self.test_suite)
+
+    # Required callbacks
+
+    def notifyTestsDiscovered(self, test_suite):
+        "Override to display information about the suite of discovered tests"
+        pass
+
+    def notifyRunning(self):
+        "Override to set GUI in 'running' mode, enabling 'stop' button etc."
+        pass
+
+    def notifyStopped(self):
+        "Override to set GUI in 'stopped' mode, enabling 'run' button etc."
+        pass
+
+    def notifyTestFailed(self, test, err):
+        "Override to indicate that a test has just failed"
+        pass
+
+    def notifyTestErrored(self, test, err):
+        "Override to indicate that a test has just errored"
+        pass
+
+    def notifyTestSkipped(self, test, reason):
+        "Override to indicate that test was skipped"
+        pass
+
+    def notifyTestFailedExpectedly(self, test, err):
+        "Override to indicate that test has just failed expectedly"
+        pass
+
+    def notifyTestStarted(self, test):
+        "Override to indicate that a test is about to run"
+        pass
+
+    def notifyTestFinished(self, test):
+        """Override to indicate that a test has finished (it may already have
+           failed or errored)"""
+        pass
+
+
+class GUITestResult(unittest.TestResult):
+    """A TestResult that makes callbacks to its associated GUI TestRunner.
+    Used by BaseGUITestRunner. Need not be created directly.
+    """
+    def __init__(self, callback):
+        unittest.TestResult.__init__(self)
+        self.callback = callback
+
+    def addError(self, test, err):
+        unittest.TestResult.addError(self, test, err)
+        self.callback.notifyTestErrored(test, err)
+
+    def addFailure(self, test, err):
+        unittest.TestResult.addFailure(self, test, err)
+        self.callback.notifyTestFailed(test, err)
+
+    def addSkip(self, test, reason):
+        super(GUITestResult,self).addSkip(test, reason)
+        self.callback.notifyTestSkipped(test, reason)
+
+    def addExpectedFailure(self, test, err):
+        super(GUITestResult,self).addExpectedFailure(test, err)
+        self.callback.notifyTestFailedExpectedly(test, err)
+
+    def stopTest(self, test):
+        unittest.TestResult.stopTest(self, test)
+        self.callback.notifyTestFinished(test)
+
+    def startTest(self, test):
+        unittest.TestResult.startTest(self, test)
+        self.callback.notifyTestStarted(test)
+
+
+class RollbackImporter:
+    """This tricky little class is used to make sure that modules under test
+    will be reloaded the next time they are imported.
+    """
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.previousModules = sys.modules.copy()
+
+    def rollbackImports(self):
+        for modname in sys.modules.copy().keys():
+            if not modname in self.previousModules:
+                # Force reload when modname next imported
+                del(sys.modules[modname])
+
+
+##############################################################################
+# Tkinter GUI
+##############################################################################
+
+class DiscoverSettingsDialog(simpledialog.Dialog):
+    """
+    Dialog box for prompting test discovery settings
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, master, top_level_dir, test_file_glob_pattern, *args, **kwargs):
+        self.top_level_dir = top_level_dir
+        self.dirVar = tk.StringVar()
+        self.dirVar.set(top_level_dir)
+
+        self.test_file_glob_pattern = test_file_glob_pattern
+        self.testPatternVar = tk.StringVar()
+        self.testPatternVar.set(test_file_glob_pattern)
+
+        simpledialog.Dialog.__init__(self, master, title="Discover Settings",
+                                     *args, **kwargs)
+
+    def body(self, master):
+        tk.Label(master, text="Top Level Directory").grid(row=0)
+        self.e1 = tk.Entry(master, textvariable=self.dirVar)
+        self.e1.grid(row = 0, column=1)
+        tk.Button(master, text="...",
+                  command=lambda: self.selectDirClicked(master)).grid(row=0,column=3)
+
+        tk.Label(master, text="Test File Pattern").grid(row=1)
+        self.e2 = tk.Entry(master, textvariable = self.testPatternVar)
+        self.e2.grid(row = 1, column=1)
+        return None
+
+    def selectDirClicked(self, master):
+        dir_path = filedialog.askdirectory(parent=master)
+        if dir_path:
+            self.dirVar.set(dir_path)
+
+    def apply(self):
+        self.top_level_dir = self.dirVar.get()
+        self.test_file_glob_pattern = self.testPatternVar.get()
+
+class TkTestRunner(BaseGUITestRunner):
+    """An implementation of BaseGUITestRunner using Tkinter.
+    """
+    def initGUI(self, root, initialTestName):
+        """Set up the GUI inside the given root window. The test name entry
+        field will be pre-filled with the given initialTestName.
+        """
+        self.root = root
+
+        self.statusVar = tk.StringVar()
+        self.statusVar.set("Idle")
+
+        #tk vars for tracking counts of test result types
+        self.runCountVar = tk.IntVar()
+        self.failCountVar = tk.IntVar()
+        self.errorCountVar = tk.IntVar()
+        self.skipCountVar = tk.IntVar()
+        self.expectFailCountVar = tk.IntVar()
+        self.remainingCountVar = tk.IntVar()
+
+        self.top = tk.Frame()
+        self.top.pack(fill=tk.BOTH, expand=1)
+        self.createWidgets()
+
+    def getDirectoryToDiscover(self):
+        return filedialog.askdirectory()
+
+    def settingsClicked(self):
+        d = DiscoverSettingsDialog(self.top, self.top_level_dir, self.test_file_glob_pattern)
+        self.top_level_dir = d.top_level_dir
+        self.test_file_glob_pattern = d.test_file_glob_pattern
+
+    def notifyTestsDiscovered(self, test_suite):
+        self.runCountVar.set(0)
+        self.failCountVar.set(0)
+        self.errorCountVar.set(0)
+        self.remainingCountVar.set(test_suite.countTestCases())
+        self.progressBar.setProgressFraction(0.0)
+        self.errorListbox.delete(0, tk.END)
+        self.statusVar.set("Discovering tests from %s" % self.directory_to_read)
+        self.stopGoButton['state'] = tk.NORMAL
+
+    def createWidgets(self):
+        """Creates and packs the various widgets.
+
+        Why is it that GUI code always ends up looking a mess, despite all the
+        best intentions to keep it tidy? Answers on a postcard, please.
+        """
+        # Status bar
+        statusFrame = tk.Frame(self.top, relief=tk.SUNKEN, borderwidth=2)
+        statusFrame.pack(anchor=tk.SW, fill=tk.X, side=tk.BOTTOM)
+        tk.Label(statusFrame, width=1, textvariable=self.statusVar).pack(side=tk.TOP, fill=tk.X)
+
+        # Area to enter name of test to run
+        leftFrame = tk.Frame(self.top, borderwidth=3)
+        leftFrame.pack(fill=tk.BOTH, side=tk.LEFT, anchor=tk.NW, expand=1)
+        suiteNameFrame = tk.Frame(leftFrame, borderwidth=3)
+        suiteNameFrame.pack(fill=tk.X)
+
+        # Progress bar
+        progressFrame = tk.Frame(leftFrame, relief=tk.GROOVE, borderwidth=2)
+        progressFrame.pack(fill=tk.X, expand=0, anchor=tk.NW)
+        tk.Label(progressFrame, text="Progress:").pack(anchor=tk.W)
+        self.progressBar = ProgressBar(progressFrame, relief=tk.SUNKEN,
+                                       borderwidth=2)
+        self.progressBar.pack(fill=tk.X, expand=1)
+
+
+        # Area with buttons to start/stop tests and quit
+        buttonFrame = tk.Frame(self.top, borderwidth=3)
+        buttonFrame.pack(side=tk.LEFT, anchor=tk.NW, fill=tk.Y)
+
+        tk.Button(buttonFrame, text="Discover Tests",
+                  command=self.discoverClicked).pack(fill=tk.X)
+
+
+        self.stopGoButton = tk.Button(buttonFrame, text="Start",
+                                      command=self.runClicked, state=tk.DISABLED)
+        self.stopGoButton.pack(fill=tk.X)
+
+        tk.Button(buttonFrame, text="Close",
+                  command=self.top.quit).pack(side=tk.BOTTOM, fill=tk.X)
+        tk.Button(buttonFrame, text="Settings",
+                  command=self.settingsClicked).pack(side=tk.BOTTOM, fill=tk.X)
+
+        # Area with labels reporting results
+        for label, var in (('Run:', self.runCountVar),
+                           ('Failures:', self.failCountVar),
+                           ('Errors:', self.errorCountVar),
+                           ('Skipped:', self.skipCountVar),
+                           ('Expected Failures:', self.expectFailCountVar),
+                           ('Remaining:', self.remainingCountVar),
+                           ):
+            tk.Label(progressFrame, text=label).pack(side=tk.LEFT)
+            tk.Label(progressFrame, textvariable=var,
+                     foreground="blue").pack(side=tk.LEFT, fill=tk.X,
+                                             expand=1, anchor=tk.W)
+
+        # List box showing errors and failures
+        tk.Label(leftFrame, text="Failures and errors:").pack(anchor=tk.W)
+        listFrame = tk.Frame(leftFrame, relief=tk.SUNKEN, borderwidth=2)
+        listFrame.pack(fill=tk.BOTH, anchor=tk.NW, expand=1)
+        self.errorListbox = tk.Listbox(listFrame, foreground='red',
+                                       selectmode=tk.SINGLE,
+                                       selectborderwidth=0)
+        self.errorListbox.pack(side=tk.LEFT, fill=tk.BOTH, expand=1,
+                               anchor=tk.NW)
+        listScroll = tk.Scrollbar(listFrame, command=self.errorListbox.yview)
+        listScroll.pack(side=tk.LEFT, fill=tk.Y, anchor=tk.N)
+        self.errorListbox.bind("<Double-1>",
+                               lambda e, self=self: self.showSelectedError())
+        self.errorListbox.configure(yscrollcommand=listScroll.set)
+
+    def errorDialog(self, title, message):
+        messagebox.showerror(parent=self.root, title=title,
+                             message=message)
+
+    def notifyRunning(self):
+        self.runCountVar.set(0)
+        self.failCountVar.set(0)
+        self.errorCountVar.set(0)
+        self.remainingCountVar.set(self.totalTests)
+        self.errorInfo = []
+        while self.errorListbox.size():
+            self.errorListbox.delete(0)
+        #Stopping seems not to work, so simply disable the start button
+        #self.stopGoButton.config(command=self.stopClicked, text="Stop")
+        self.stopGoButton.config(state=tk.DISABLED)
+        self.progressBar.setProgressFraction(0.0)
+        self.top.update_idletasks()
+
+    def notifyStopped(self):
+        self.stopGoButton.config(state=tk.DISABLED)
+        #self.stopGoButton.config(command=self.runClicked, text="Start")
+        self.statusVar.set("Idle")
+
+    def notifyTestStarted(self, test):
+        self.statusVar.set(str(test))
+        self.top.update_idletasks()
+
+    def notifyTestFailed(self, test, err):
+        self.failCountVar.set(1 + self.failCountVar.get())
+        self.errorListbox.insert(tk.END, "Failure: %s" % test)
+        self.errorInfo.append((test,err))
+
+    def notifyTestErrored(self, test, err):
+        self.errorCountVar.set(1 + self.errorCountVar.get())
+        self.errorListbox.insert(tk.END, "Error: %s" % test)
+        self.errorInfo.append((test,err))
+
+    def notifyTestSkipped(self, test, reason):
+        super(TkTestRunner, self).notifyTestSkipped(test, reason)
+        self.skipCountVar.set(1 + self.skipCountVar.get())
+
+    def notifyTestFailedExpectedly(self, test, err):
+        super(TkTestRunner, self).notifyTestFailedExpectedly(test, err)
+        self.expectFailCountVar.set(1 + self.expectFailCountVar.get())
+
+
+    def notifyTestFinished(self, test):
+        self.remainingCountVar.set(self.remainingCountVar.get() - 1)
+        self.runCountVar.set(1 + self.runCountVar.get())
+        fractionDone = float(self.runCountVar.get())/float(self.totalTests)
+        fillColor = len(self.errorInfo) and "red" or "green"
+        self.progressBar.setProgressFraction(fractionDone, fillColor)
+
+    def showSelectedError(self):
+        selection = self.errorListbox.curselection()
+        if not selection: return
+        selected = int(selection[0])
+        txt = self.errorListbox.get(selected)
+        window = tk.Toplevel(self.root)
+        window.title(txt)
+        window.protocol('WM_DELETE_WINDOW', window.quit)
+        test, error = self.errorInfo[selected]
+        tk.Label(window, text=str(test),
+                 foreground="red", justify=tk.LEFT).pack(anchor=tk.W)
+        tracebackLines =  traceback.format_exception(*error)
+        tracebackText = "".join(tracebackLines)
+        tk.Label(window, text=tracebackText, justify=tk.LEFT).pack()
+        tk.Button(window, text="Close",
+                  command=window.quit).pack(side=tk.BOTTOM)
+        window.bind('<Key-Return>', lambda e, w=window: w.quit())
+        window.mainloop()
+        window.destroy()
+
+
+class ProgressBar(tk.Frame):
+    """A simple progress bar that shows a percentage progress in
+    the given colour."""
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        tk.Frame.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
+        self.canvas = tk.Canvas(self, height='20', width='60',
+                                background='white', borderwidth=3)
+        self.canvas.pack(fill=tk.X, expand=1)
+        self.rect = self.text = None
+        self.canvas.bind('<Configure>', self.paint)
+        self.setProgressFraction(0.0)
+
+    def setProgressFraction(self, fraction, color='blue'):
+        self.fraction = fraction
+        self.color = color
+        self.paint()
+        self.canvas.update_idletasks()
+
+    def paint(self, *args):
+        totalWidth = self.canvas.winfo_width()
+        width = int(self.fraction * float(totalWidth))
+        height = self.canvas.winfo_height()
+        if self.rect is not None: self.canvas.delete(self.rect)
+        if self.text is not None: self.canvas.delete(self.text)
+        self.rect = self.canvas.create_rectangle(0, 0, width, height,
+                                                 fill=self.color)
+        percentString = "%3.0f%%" % (100.0 * self.fraction)
+        self.text = self.canvas.create_text(totalWidth/2, height/2,
+                                            anchor=tk.CENTER,
+                                            text=percentString)
+
+def main(initialTestName=""):
+    root = tk.Tk()
+    root.title("PyUnit")
+    runner = TkTestRunner(root, initialTestName)
+    root.protocol('WM_DELETE_WINDOW', root.quit)
+    root.mainloop()
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    if len(sys.argv) == 2:
+        main(sys.argv[1])
+    else:
+        main()