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diff --git a/test/ex/test_examples.py b/test/ex/test_examples.py
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+from sqlalchemy.test import *
+import os, re
+
+
+def find_py_files(dirs):
+    for dn in dirs:
+        dn = os.path.abspath(dn)
+        for root, dirs, files in os.walk(dn):
+            for r in '.svn', 'CVS', '.git', '.hg':
+                try:
+                    dirs.remove(r)
+                except ValueError:
+                    pass
+
+            pyfiles = [fn for fn in files if fn.endswith('.py')]
+            if not pyfiles:
+                continue
+
+            # Find the root of the packages.
+            packroot = root
+            while 1:
+                if not os.path.exists(os.path.join(packroot, '__init__.py')):
+                    break
+                packroot = os.path.dirname(packroot)
+
+            for fn in pyfiles:
+                yield os.path.join(root[len(packroot)+1:], fn)
+
+def filename_to_module_name(fn):
+    if os.path.basename(fn) == '__init__.py':
+        fn = os.path.dirname(fn)
+    return re.sub('\.py$', '', fn.replace(os.sep, '.'))
+
+def find_modules(*args):
+    for fn in find_py_files(args or ('../examples',)):
+        yield filename_to_module_name(fn)
+
+def check_import(module):
+    __import__(module)
+
+
+class ExamplesTest(TestBase):
+    def test_examples(self):
+        for module in find_modules():
+            check_import.description = module
+            yield check_import, module