1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/setuptools/tests/test_sandbox.py b/setuptools/tests/test_sandbox.py
index 1609ee86..3dad1376 100644
--- a/setuptools/tests/test_sandbox.py
+++ b/setuptools/tests/test_sandbox.py
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ import os
 import shutil
 import unittest
 import tempfile
+import types
 
+import pkg_resources
+import setuptools.sandbox
 from setuptools.sandbox import DirectorySandbox, SandboxViolation
 
 def has_win32com():
@@ -62,5 +65,15 @@ class TestSandbox(unittest.TestCase):
             finally:
                 if os.path.exists(target): os.remove(target)
 
+    def test_setup_py_with_BOM(self):
+        """
+        It should be possible to execute a setup.py with a Byte Order Mark
+        """
+        target = pkg_resources.resource_filename(__name__,
+            'script-with-bom.py')
+        namespace = types.ModuleType('namespace')
+        setuptools.sandbox.execfile(target, vars(namespace))
+        assert namespace.result == 'passed'
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()