diff --git a/test/import_.cpp b/test/import_.cpp
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+// Copyright Stefan Seefeld 2007.
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See
+// accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
+// http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+#include <boost/python.hpp>
+
+#include <boost/detail/lightweight_test.hpp>
+#include <iostream>
+
+
+namespace bpl = boost::python;
+
+void import_test()
+{
+  // Retrieve the main module
+  bpl::object import_ = bpl::import("import_");
+  int value = bpl::extract<int>(import_.attr("value")) BOOST_EXTRACT_WORKAROUND;
+  std::cout << value << std::endl;
+  BOOST_TEST(value == 42);
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+  // Initialize the interpreter
+  Py_Initialize();
+
+  if (bpl::handle_exception(import_test))
+  {
+    if (PyErr_Occurred())
+    {
+      BOOST_ERROR("Python Error detected");
+      PyErr_Print();
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        BOOST_ERROR("A C++ exception was thrown  for which "
+                    "there was no exception handler registered.");
+    }
+  }
+    
+  // Boost.Python doesn't support Py_Finalize yet.
+  // Py_Finalize();
+  return boost::report_errors();
+}
+
+// Including this file makes sure
+// that on Windows, any crashes (e.g. null pointer dereferences) invoke
+// the debugger immediately, rather than being translated into structured
+// exceptions that can interfere with debugging.
+#include "module_tail.cpp"
diff --git a/test/import_.py b/test/import_.py
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+value = 42