1 files changed, 14 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_interpreters/utils.py b/Lib/test/test_interpreters/utils.py
index d921794..08768c0 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_interpreters/utils.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_interpreters/utils.py
@@ -509,6 +509,14 @@ class TestBase(unittest.TestCase):
         else:
             return text
 
+    def interp_exists(self, interpid):
+        try:
+            _interpreters.whence(interpid)
+        except _interpreters.InterpreterNotFoundError:
+            return False
+        else:
+            return True
+
     @requires_test_modules
     @contextlib.contextmanager
     def interpreter_from_capi(self, config=None, whence=None):
@@ -545,7 +553,12 @@ class TestBase(unittest.TestCase):
     @contextlib.contextmanager
     def interpreter_obj_from_capi(self, config='legacy'):
         with self.interpreter_from_capi(config) as interpid:
-            yield interpreters.Interpreter(interpid), interpid
+            interp = interpreters.Interpreter(
+                interpid,
+                _whence=_interpreters.WHENCE_CAPI,
+                _ownsref=False,
+            )
+            yield interp, interpid
 
     @contextlib.contextmanager
     def capturing(self, script):