3 files changed, 23 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/tests/cmdline/cmd_showbc.py b/tests/cmdline/cmd_showbc.py
index 916228356..f30b39ee1 100644
--- a/tests/cmdline/cmd_showbc.py
+++ b/tests/cmdline/cmd_showbc.py
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ def f():
     # import
     import a
     from a import b
-    from a import *
+    #from sys import * # tested at module scope
 
     # raise
     raise
@@ -154,3 +154,6 @@ del Class
 # load super method
 def f(self):
     super().f()
+
+# import * (needs to be in module scope)
+from sys import *
diff --git a/tests/cmdline/cmd_showbc.py.exp b/tests/cmdline/cmd_showbc.py.exp
index b0a9016c5..4d90ae22c 100644
--- a/tests/cmdline/cmd_showbc.py.exp
+++ b/tests/cmdline/cmd_showbc.py.exp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ arg names:
 (N_EXC_STACK 0)
   bc=0 line=1
 ########
-  bc=\\d\+ line=155
+  bc=\\d\+ line=159
 00 MAKE_FUNCTION \.\+
 \\d\+ STORE_NAME f
 \\d\+ MAKE_FUNCTION \.\+
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ arg names:
 \\d\+ DELETE_NAME Class
 \\d\+ MAKE_FUNCTION \.\+
 \\d\+ STORE_NAME f
+\\d\+ LOAD_CONST_SMALL_INT 0
+\\d\+ LOAD_CONST_STRING '*'
+\\d\+ BUILD_TUPLE 1
+\\d\+ IMPORT_NAME 'sys'
+\\d\+ IMPORT_STAR
 \\d\+ LOAD_CONST_NONE
 \\d\+ RETURN_VALUE
 File cmdline/cmd_showbc.py, code block 'f' (descriptor: \.\+, bytecode @\.\+ bytes)
@@ -300,11 +305,6 @@ Raw bytecode (code_info_size=\\d\+, bytecode_size=\\d\+):
 \\d\+ IMPORT_FROM 'b'
 \\d\+ STORE_DEREF 14
 \\d\+ POP_TOP
-\\d\+ LOAD_CONST_SMALL_INT 0
-\\d\+ LOAD_CONST_STRING '*'
-\\d\+ BUILD_TUPLE 1
-\\d\+ IMPORT_NAME 'a'
-\\d\+ IMPORT_STAR
 \\d\+ RAISE_LAST
 \\d\+ LOAD_CONST_SMALL_INT 1
 \\d\+ RAISE_OBJ
diff --git a/tests/import/import_star_error.py b/tests/import/import_star_error.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..17e237b8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/import/import_star_error.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# test errors with import *
+
+# 'import *' is not allowed in function scope
+try:
+    exec('def foo(): from x import *')
+except SyntaxError as er:
+    print('function', 'SyntaxError')
+
+# 'import *' is not allowed in class scope
+try:
+    exec('class C: from x import *')
+except SyntaxError as er:
+    print('class', 'SyntaxError')