1 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/crypt.py b/Lib/crypt.py
index 8846602d76..33dbc46bb3 100644
--- a/Lib/crypt.py
+++ b/Lib/crypt.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ except ModuleNotFoundError:
     else:
         raise ImportError("The required _crypt module was not built as part of CPython")
 
+import errno
 import string as _string
 from random import SystemRandom as _SystemRandom
 from collections import namedtuple as _namedtuple
@@ -88,7 +89,14 @@ def _add_method(name, *args, rounds=None):
     method = _Method(name, *args)
     globals()['METHOD_' + name] = method
     salt = mksalt(method, rounds=rounds)
-    result = crypt('', salt)
+    result = None
+    try:
+        result = crypt('', salt)
+    except OSError as e:
+        # Not all libc libraries support all encryption methods.
+        if e.errno == errno.EINVAL:
+            return False
+        raise
     if result and len(result) == method.total_size:
         methods.append(method)
         return True