--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/tests/test_init.py	Wed Mar 08 17:04:58 2023 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+from tests import common
+import hglib, shutil
+from hglib.util import b
+
+class test_init(common.basetest):
+    def test_exists(self):
+        self.assertRaises(hglib.error.CommandError, hglib.init)
+
+    def test_basic(self):
+        self.client.close()
+        self.client = None
+        shutil.rmtree('.hg')
+
+        self.client = hglib.init().open()
+        self.assertTrue(self.client.root().endswith(b('test_init')))