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diff --git a/Lib/test/test_fileio.py b/Lib/test/test_fileio.py
index 56fef11..be2f781 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_fileio.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_fileio.py
@@ -124,7 +124,14 @@ class OtherFileTests(unittest.TestCase):
self.assertEquals(f.isatty(), False)
f.close()
- if not sys.platform.startswith("win"):
+ try:
+ f = _fileio._FileIO("/dev/tty", "a")
+ except EnvironmentError:
+ # When run in a cron job there just aren't any ttys,
+ # so skip the test. This also handles Windows and
+ # other OS'es that don't support /dev/tty.
+ pass
+ else:
f = _fileio._FileIO("/dev/tty", "a")
self.assertEquals(f.readable(), False)
self.assertEquals(f.writable(), True)