TST: Updated the `ctypeslib.load_library` tests

1 files changed, 10 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/numpy/tests/test_ctypeslib.py b/numpy/tests/test_ctypeslib.py
index af3730df1..1ea083700 100644
--- a/numpy/tests/test_ctypeslib.py
+++ b/numpy/tests/test_ctypeslib.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import sys
 import pytest
 import weakref
+from pathlib import Path
 
 import numpy as np
 from numpy.ctypeslib import ndpointer, load_library, as_array
@@ -37,13 +38,15 @@ else:
                     reason="Known to fail on cygwin")
 class TestLoadLibrary:
     def test_basic(self):
-        try:
-            # Should succeed
-            load_library('_multiarray_umath', np.core._multiarray_umath.__file__)
-        except ImportError as e:
-            msg = ("ctypes is not available on this python: skipping the test"
-                   " (import error was: %s)" % str(e))
-            print(msg)
+        loader_path = np.core._multiarray_umath.__file__
+
+        out1 = load_library('_multiarray_umath', loader_path)
+        out2 = load_library(Path('_multiarray_umath'), loader_path)
+        out3 = load_library('_multiarray_umath', Path(loader_path))
+        out4 = load_library(b'_multiarray_umath', loader_path)
+
+        assert isinstance(out1, ctypes.CDLL)
+        assert out1 is out2 is out3 is out4
 
     def test_basic2(self):
         # Regression for #801: load_library with a full library name