Index: bindings/python/tests/cindex/test_index.py
===================================================================
--- bindings/python/tests/cindex/test_index.py
+++ bindings/python/tests/cindex/test_index.py
@@ -1,12 +1,26 @@
-from clang.cindex import *
 import os
 
+from clang.cindex import Index
+from clang.cindex import TranslationUnit
+from .util import get_cursor
+from .util import get_tu
+from .util import save_tu
+
 kInputsDir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'INPUTS')
 
 def test_create():
     index = Index.create()
 
-# FIXME: test Index.read
+def test_read():
+    translation_unit = get_tu('int foo();')
+    path = save_tu(translation_unit)
+
+    index = Index.create()
+    read_unit = index.read(path)
+    assert len(read_unit.diagnostics) == 0
+
+    cursor = get_cursor(read_unit, 'foo')
+    assert cursor is not None
 
 def test_parse():
     index = Index.create()
Index: bindings/python/tests/cindex/test_translation_unit.py
===================================================================
--- bindings/python/tests/cindex/test_translation_unit.py
+++ bindings/python/tests/cindex/test_translation_unit.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import gc
 import os
-import tempfile
 
 from clang.cindex import CursorKind
 from clang.cindex import Cursor
@@ -13,6 +12,7 @@
 from clang.cindex import TranslationUnit
 from .util import get_cursor
 from .util import get_tu
+from .util import save_tu
 
 kInputsDir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'INPUTS')
 
@@ -89,16 +89,6 @@
     for i in zip(inc, tu.get_includes()):
         assert eq(i[0], i[1])
 
-def save_tu(tu):
-    """Convenience API to save a TranslationUnit to a file.
-
-    Returns the filename it was saved to.
-    """
-    _, path = tempfile.mkstemp()
-    tu.save(path)
-
-    return path
-
 def test_save():
     """Ensure TranslationUnit.save() works."""
 
Index: bindings/python/tests/cindex/util.py
===================================================================
--- bindings/python/tests/cindex/util.py
+++ bindings/python/tests/cindex/util.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # This file provides common utility functions for the test suite.
 
+import tempfile
+
 from clang.cindex import Cursor
 from clang.cindex import TranslationUnit
 
@@ -30,6 +32,16 @@
     return TranslationUnit.from_source(name, args, unsaved_files=[(name,
                                        source)])
 
+def save_tu(tu):
+    """Convenience API to save a TranslationUnit to a file.
+
+    Returns the filename it was saved to.
+    """
+    _, path = tempfile.mkstemp()
+    tu.save(path)
+
+    return path
+
 def get_cursor(source, spelling):
     """Obtain a cursor from a source object.