diff --git a/Lib/test/support/venv.py b/Lib/test/support/venv.py
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+import contextlib
+import logging
+import os
+import subprocess
+import shlex
+import sys
+import sysconfig
+import tempfile
+import venv
+
+
+class VirtualEnvironment:
+    def __init__(self, prefix, **venv_create_args):
+        self._logger = logging.getLogger(self.__class__.__name__)
+        venv.create(prefix, **venv_create_args)
+        self._prefix = prefix
+        self._paths = sysconfig.get_paths(
+            scheme='venv',
+            vars={'base': self.prefix},
+            expand=True,
+        )
+
+    @classmethod
+    @contextlib.contextmanager
+    def from_tmpdir(cls, *, prefix=None, dir=None, **venv_create_args):
+        delete = not bool(os.environ.get('PYTHON_TESTS_KEEP_VENV'))
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix=prefix, dir=dir, delete=delete) as tmpdir:
+            yield cls(tmpdir, **venv_create_args)
+
+    @property
+    def prefix(self):
+        return self._prefix
+
+    @property
+    def paths(self):
+        return self._paths
+
+    @property
+    def interpreter(self):
+        return os.path.join(self.paths['scripts'], os.path.basename(sys.executable))
+
+    def _format_output(self, name, data, indent='\t'):
+        if not data:
+            return indent + f'{name}: (none)'
+        if len(data.splitlines()) == 1:
+            return indent + f'{name}: {data}'
+        else:
+            prefixed_lines = '\n'.join(indent + '> ' + line for line in data.splitlines())
+            return indent + f'{name}:\n' + prefixed_lines
+
+    def run(self, *args, **subprocess_args):
+        if subprocess_args.get('shell'):
+            raise ValueError('Running the subprocess in shell mode is not supported.')
+        default_args = {
+            'capture_output': True,
+            'check': True,
+        }
+        try:
+            result = subprocess.run([self.interpreter, *args], **default_args | subprocess_args)
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+            if e.returncode != 0:
+                self._logger.error(
+                    f'Interpreter returned non-zero exit status {e.returncode}.\n'
+                    + self._format_output('COMMAND', shlex.join(e.cmd)) + '\n'
+                    + self._format_output('STDOUT', e.stdout.decode()) + '\n'
+                    + self._format_output('STDERR', e.stderr.decode()) + '\n'
+                )
+            raise
+        else:
+            return result