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diff --git a/tests/data/test_debs/large-package-content_1.0_all.deb b/tests/data/test_debs/large-package-content_1.0_all.deb
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+++ b/tests/data/test_debs/large-package-content_1.0_all.deb
diff --git a/tests/test_large_file.py b/tests/test_large_file.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+import sys
+import unittest
+
+import apt_inst
+
+IS_NOT_32BIT = sys.maxsize > 2**32
+
+@unittest.skipIf(IS_NOT_32BIT, "Large File support is for 32 bit systems")
+class testHashes(unittest.TestCase):
+    " test the hashsum functions against strings and files "
+
+    LARGE_PACKAGE_CONTENT = "data/test_debs/large-package-content_1.0_all.deb"
+
+    def testExtractData(self):
+        deb = apt_inst.DebFile(self.LARGE_PACKAGE_CONTENT)
+
+        self.assertRaises(MemoryError, deb.data.extractdata, "large-file")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()