1 files changed, 15 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tests/extmod/asyncio_new_event_loop.py b/tests/extmod/asyncio_new_event_loop.py
index bebc3bf70..3f05ffdd5 100644
--- a/tests/extmod/asyncio_new_event_loop.py
+++ b/tests/extmod/asyncio_new_event_loop.py
@@ -12,6 +12,16 @@ if hasattr(asyncio, "set_event_loop"):
     asyncio.set_event_loop(asyncio.new_event_loop())
 
 
+def exception_handler(loop, context):
+    # This is a workaround for a difference between CPython and MicroPython: if
+    # a CPython event loop is closed while there are tasks pending (i.e. not finished)
+    # on it, then the task will log an error. MicroPython does not log this error.
+    if context.get("message", "") == "Task was destroyed but it is pending!":
+        pass
+    else:
+        loop.default_exception_handler(context)
+
+
 async def task():
     for i in range(4):
         print("task", i)
@@ -22,17 +32,21 @@ async def task():
 async def main():
     print("start")
     loop.create_task(task())
-    await asyncio.sleep(0)
+    await asyncio.sleep(0)  # yields, meaning new task will run once
     print("stop")
     loop.stop()
 
 
 # Use default event loop to run some tasks
 loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+loop.set_exception_handler(exception_handler)
 loop.create_task(main())
 loop.run_forever()
+loop.close()
 
 # Create new event loop, old one should not keep running
 loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
+loop.set_exception_handler(exception_handler)
 loop.create_task(main())
 loop.run_forever()
+loop.close()