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+from helper import unittest, PillowTestCase
+
+from PIL import WalImageFile
+
+
+class TestFileWal(PillowTestCase):
+
+    def test_open(self):
+        # Arrange
+        TEST_FILE = "Tests/images/hopper.wal"
+
+        # Act
+        im = WalImageFile.open(TEST_FILE)
+
+        # Assert
+        self.assertEqual(im.format, "WAL")
+        self.assertEqual(im.format_description, "Quake2 Texture")
+        self.assertEqual(im.mode, "P")
+        self.assertEqual(im.size, (128, 128))
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()