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+"""
+test that function in compati behave the same
+
+"""
+
+import pytest
+
+from micropip._compat import HttpStatusError, fetch_string_and_headers
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_404_raise(httpserver):
+    httpserver.expect_request("/404").respond_with_data(
+        "Not found", status=404, content_type="text/plain"
+    )
+    with pytest.raises(HttpStatusError):
+        await fetch_string_and_headers(httpserver.url_for("/404"), {})