diff --git a/test/test_import.py b/test/test_import.py
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+import unittest
+
+import sys
+import os.path
+import subprocess
+
+class TestImport(unittest.TestCase):
+	def test_import(self):
+		rootDir = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
+		subprocess.check_call([sys.executable, '-c', 'import youtube_dl'], cwd=rootDir)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+	unittest.main()