1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_array.py b/Lib/test/test_array.py
index 11184add6d..b18467fb88 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_array.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_array.py
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ class MiscTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertRaises(ValueError, array.array, 'x')
 
     @support.cpython_only
+    def test_disallow_instantiation(self):
+        # Ensure that the type disallows instantiation (bpo-43916)
+        tp = type(iter(array.array('I')))
+        self.assertRaises(TypeError, tp)
+
+    @support.cpython_only
     def test_immutable(self):
         # bpo-43908: check that array.array is immutable
         with self.assertRaises(TypeError):