diff -up Python-3.3.0b1/Lib/test/test_exceptions.py.846849 Python-3.3.0b1/Lib/test/test_exceptions.py
--- Python-3.3.0b1/Lib/test/test_exceptions.py.846849	2012-06-26 22:19:47.000000000 +0200
+++ Python-3.3.0b1/Lib/test/test_exceptions.py	2012-08-13 17:41:28.845403486 +0200
@@ -401,6 +401,7 @@ class ExceptionTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertIsNone(e.__context__)
         self.assertIsNone(e.__cause__)
 
+    @unittest.skip('rhbz#846849')
     def testChainingDescriptors(self):
         try:
             raise Exception()
diff -up Python-3.3.0b1/Lib/test/test_io.py.846849 Python-3.3.0b1/Lib/test/test_io.py
--- Python-3.3.0b1/Lib/test/test_io.py.846849	2012-06-26 22:19:48.000000000 +0200
+++ Python-3.3.0b1/Lib/test/test_io.py	2012-08-13 17:41:28.846403451 +0200
@@ -2938,12 +2938,15 @@ class SignalsTest(unittest.TestCase):
                 if e.errno != errno.EBADF:
                     raise
 
+    @unittest.skip('rhbz#846849')
     def test_interrupted_write_unbuffered(self):
         self.check_interrupted_write(b"xy", b"xy", mode="wb", buffering=0)
 
+    @unittest.skip('rhbz#846849')
     def test_interrupted_write_buffered(self):
         self.check_interrupted_write(b"xy", b"xy", mode="wb")
 
+    @unittest.skip('rhbz#846849')
     def test_interrupted_write_text(self):
         self.check_interrupted_write("xy", b"xy", mode="w", encoding="ascii")
 
diff -up Python-3.3.0b1/Lib/test/test_raise.py.846849 Python-3.3.0b1/Lib/test/test_raise.py
--- Python-3.3.0b1/Lib/test/test_raise.py.846849	2012-08-13 17:42:16.719714213 +0200
+++ Python-3.3.0b1/Lib/test/test_raise.py	2012-08-13 17:43:02.544097272 +0200
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ class TestRaise(unittest.TestCase):
 
 class TestCause(unittest.TestCase):
 
+    @unittest.skip('rhbz#846849')
     def testCauseSyntax(self):
         try:
             try:
diff -up Python-3.3.0b1/Lib/test/test_traceback.py.846849 Python-3.3.0b1/Lib/test/test_traceback.py
--- Python-3.3.0b1/Lib/test/test_traceback.py.846849	2012-08-13 17:44:19.714374275 +0200
+++ Python-3.3.0b1/Lib/test/test_traceback.py	2012-08-13 17:44:43.515534435 +0200
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ class BaseExceptionReportingTests:
         self.check_zero_div(blocks[0])
         self.assertIn('inner_raise() # Marker', blocks[2])
 
+    @unittest.skip('rhbz#846849')
     def test_context_suppression(self):
         try:
             try: