diff --git a/tests/test_dump-anydbm.py b/tests/test_dump-anydbm.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+#from warcprox.bin import dump-anydbm
+import pytest
+
+# will try as python 3 then default to python 2 modules
+try: 
+	import dbm
+	ndbm = dbm.ndbm
+	gdbm = dbm.gdbm
+	dumb = dbm.dumb
+	whichdb = dbm.whichdb
+except:
+	import dbm as ndbm
+	import gdbm
+	import dumbdbm as dumb
+	from whichdb import whichdb
+
+
+