diff --git a/tests/basics/string_splitlines.py b/tests/basics/string_splitlines.py
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/tests/basics/string_splitlines.py
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+try:
+    str.splitlines
+except:
+    import sys
+    print("SKIP")
+    sys.exit()
+
+print("foo\nbar".splitlines())
+print("foo\nbar\n".splitlines())
+print("foo\nbar".splitlines(True))
+print("foo\nbar\n".splitlines(True))
+print("foo\nbar".splitlines(keepends=True))
+print("foo\nbar\n".splitlines(keepends=True))