2 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_urllib.py b/Lib/test/test_urllib.py
index 085eecf0f6..91aeb2f116 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_urllib.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_urllib.py
@@ -134,6 +134,9 @@ class urlopen_FileTests(unittest.TestCase):
         for line in self.returned_obj.__iter__():
             self.assertEqual(line, self.text)
 
+    def test_relativelocalfile(self):
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError,urllib.urlopen,'./' + self.pathname)
+
 class ProxyTests(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_urllib2net.py b/Lib/test/test_urllib2net.py
index bd2c46772e..dcdbfe87c6 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_urllib2net.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_urllib2net.py
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ class OtherNetworkTests(unittest.TestCase):
         finally:
             os.remove(TESTFN)
 
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, urllib2.urlopen,'./relative_path/to/file')
+
     # XXX Following test depends on machine configurations that are internal
     # to CNRI.  Need to set up a public server with the right authentication
     # configuration for test purposes.