diff --git a/tests/basics/set_type.py b/tests/basics/set_type.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d790fa062e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/basics/set_type.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# set type
+
+# This doesn't really work as expected, because {None}
+# leads SyntaxError during parsing.
+try:
+    set
+except NameError:
+    import sys
+    print("SKIP")
+    sys.exit()
+
+print(set)
+
+print(type(set()) == set)
+
+print(type({None}) == set)
diff --git a/tests/basics/types1.py b/tests/basics/types1.py
index 38a20d6803..e098abe8bd 100644
--- a/tests/basics/types1.py
+++ b/tests/basics/types1.py
@@ -1,24 +1,22 @@
 # basic types
+# similar test for set type is done in set_type.py
 
 print(bool)
 print(int)
 print(tuple)
 print(list)
-print(set)
 print(dict)
 
 print(type(bool()) == bool)
 print(type(int()) == int)
 print(type(tuple()) == tuple)
 print(type(list()) == list)
-print(type(set()) == set)
 print(type(dict()) == dict)
 
 print(type(False) == bool)
 print(type(0) == int)
 print(type(()) == tuple)
 print(type([]) == list)
-print(type({None}) == set)
 print(type({}) == dict)
 
 try: