diff --git a/Lib/test/_test_atexit.py b/Lib/test/_test_atexit.py
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+++ b/Lib/test/_test_atexit.py
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+"""
+Tests run by test_atexit in a subprocess since it clears atexit callbacks.
+"""
+import atexit
+import sys
+import unittest
+from test import support
+
+
+class GeneralTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        atexit._clear()
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        atexit._clear()
+
+    def assert_raises_unraisable(self, exc_type, func, *args):
+        with support.catch_unraisable_exception() as cm:
+            atexit.register(func, *args)
+            atexit._run_exitfuncs()
+
+            self.assertEqual(cm.unraisable.object, func)
+            self.assertEqual(cm.unraisable.exc_type, exc_type)
+            self.assertEqual(type(cm.unraisable.exc_value), exc_type)
+
+    def test_order(self):
+        # Check that callbacks are called in reverse order with the expected
+        # positional and keyword arguments.
+        calls = []
+
+        def func1(*args, **kwargs):
+            calls.append(('func1', args, kwargs))
+
+        def func2(*args, **kwargs):
+            calls.append(('func2', args, kwargs))
+
+        # be sure args are handled properly
+        atexit.register(func1, 1, 2)
+        atexit.register(func2)
+        atexit.register(func2, 3, key="value")
+        atexit._run_exitfuncs()
+
+        self.assertEqual(calls,
+                         [('func2', (3,), {'key': 'value'}),
+                          ('func2', (), {}),
+                          ('func1', (1, 2), {})])
+
+    def test_badargs(self):
+        def func():
+            pass
+
+        # func() has no parameter, but it's called with 2 parameters
+        self.assert_raises_unraisable(TypeError, func, 1 ,2)
+
+    def test_raise(self):
+        def raise_type_error():
+            raise TypeError
+
+        self.assert_raises_unraisable(TypeError, raise_type_error)
+
+    def test_raise_unnormalized(self):
+        # bpo-10756: Make sure that an unnormalized exception is handled
+        # properly.
+        def div_zero():
+            1 / 0
+
+        self.assert_raises_unraisable(ZeroDivisionError, div_zero)
+
+    def test_exit(self):
+        self.assert_raises_unraisable(SystemExit, sys.exit)
+
+    def test_stress(self):
+        a = [0]
+        def inc():
+            a[0] += 1
+
+        for i in range(128):
+            atexit.register(inc)
+        atexit._run_exitfuncs()
+
+        self.assertEqual(a[0], 128)
+
+    def test_clear(self):
+        a = [0]
+        def inc():
+            a[0] += 1
+
+        atexit.register(inc)
+        atexit._clear()
+        atexit._run_exitfuncs()
+
+        self.assertEqual(a[0], 0)
+
+    def test_unregister(self):
+        a = [0]
+        def inc():
+            a[0] += 1
+        def dec():
+            a[0] -= 1
+
+        for i in range(4):
+            atexit.register(inc)
+        atexit.register(dec)
+        atexit.unregister(inc)
+        atexit._run_exitfuncs()
+
+        self.assertEqual(a[0], -1)
+
+    def test_bound_methods(self):
+        l = []
+        atexit.register(l.append, 5)
+        atexit._run_exitfuncs()
+        self.assertEqual(l, [5])
+
+        atexit.unregister(l.append)
+        atexit._run_exitfuncs()
+        self.assertEqual(l, [5])
+
+    def test_atexit_with_unregistered_function(self):
+        # See bpo-46025 for more info
+        def func():
+            atexit.unregister(func)
+            1/0
+        atexit.register(func)
+        try:
+            with support.catch_unraisable_exception() as cm:
+                atexit._run_exitfuncs()
+                self.assertEqual(cm.unraisable.object, func)
+                self.assertEqual(cm.unraisable.exc_type, ZeroDivisionError)
+                self.assertEqual(type(cm.unraisable.exc_value), ZeroDivisionError)
+        finally:
+            atexit.unregister(func)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()