diff --git a/test/test_evaluate/test_helpers.py b/test/test_evaluate/test_helpers.py
index 0844af20..dc827685 100644
--- a/test/test_evaluate/test_helpers.py
+++ b/test/test_evaluate/test_helpers.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ def test_deep_ast_copy():
 
 def test_statement_elements_in_statement():
     def get_stmt_els(string):
-        p = Parser(string)
+        p = Parser(unicode(string))
         return helpers.statement_elements_in_statement(p.module.statements[0])
 
     # list comprehension
diff --git a/test/test_evaluate/test_sys_path.py b/test/test_evaluate/test_sys_path.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8cb313df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_evaluate/test_sys_path.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+from jedi._compatibility import unicode
+from jedi.parser import Parser
+from jedi.evaluate import sys_path, Evaluator
+
+
+def test_paths_from_assignment():
+    def paths(src):
+        stmt = Parser(unicode(src)).module.statements[0]
+        return list(sys_path._paths_from_assignment(Evaluator(), stmt))
+
+    assert paths('sys.path[0:0] = ["a"]') == ['a']
+    assert paths('sys.path = ["b", 1, x + 3, y, "c"]') == ['b', 'c']
+    assert paths('sys.path = a = ["a"]') == ['a']
+
+    # Fail for complicated examples.
+    assert paths('sys.path, other = ["a"], 2') == []