1 files changed, 15 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tests/extmod/ure1.py b/tests/extmod/ure1.py
index aeadf4e5c5..a867f17515 100644
--- a/tests/extmod/ure1.py
+++ b/tests/extmod/ure1.py
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 try:
     import ure as re
 except ImportError:
-    import re
+    try:
+        import re
+    except ImportError:
+        import sys
+        print("SKIP")
+        sys.exit()
 
 r = re.compile(".+")
 m = r.match("abc")
@@ -11,6 +16,10 @@ try:
 except IndexError:
     print("IndexError")
 
+# conversion of re and match to string
+str(r)
+str(m)
+
 r = re.compile("(.+)1")
 m = r.match("xyz781")
 print(m.group(0))
@@ -63,6 +72,11 @@ m = re.match('^ab$', 'ab'); print(m.group(0))
 m = re.match('a|b', 'b');   print(m.group(0))
 m = re.match('a|b|c', 'c'); print(m.group(0))
 
+# Case where anchors fail to match
+r = re.compile("^b|b$")
+m = r.search("abc")
+print(m)
+
 try:
     re.compile("*")
 except: