diff --git a/pyqtgraph/exporters/tests/__init__.py b/pyqtgraph/exporters/tests/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/pyqtgraph/exporters/tests/test_csv.py b/pyqtgraph/exporters/tests/test_csv.py
index a98372ec..15c6626e 100644
--- a/pyqtgraph/exporters/tests/test_csv.py
+++ b/pyqtgraph/exporters/tests/test_csv.py
@@ -1,16 +1,23 @@
 """
 SVG export test
 """
+from __future__ import division, print_function, absolute_import
 import pyqtgraph as pg
-import pyqtgraph.exporters
 import csv
+import os
+import tempfile
 
 app = pg.mkQApp()
 
+
 def approxeq(a, b):
     return (a-b) <= ((a + b) * 1e-6)
 
+
 def test_CSVExporter():
+    tempfilename = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix='.csv').name
+    print("using %s as a temporary file" % tempfilename)
+    
     plt = pg.plot()
     y1 = [1,3,2,3,1,6,9,8,4,2]
     plt.plot(y=y1, name='myPlot')
@@ -24,9 +31,9 @@ def test_CSVExporter():
     plt.plot(x=x3, y=y3, stepMode=True)
     
     ex = pg.exporters.CSVExporter(plt.plotItem)
-    ex.export(fileName='test.csv')
+    ex.export(fileName=tempfilename)
 
-    r = csv.reader(open('test.csv', 'r'))
+    r = csv.reader(open(tempfilename, 'r'))
     lines = [line for line in r]
     header = lines.pop(0)
     assert header == ['myPlot_x', 'myPlot_y', 'x0001', 'y0001', 'x0002', 'y0002']
@@ -43,7 +50,8 @@ def test_CSVExporter():
         assert (i >= len(x3) and vals[4] == '') or approxeq(float(vals[4]), x3[i])
         assert (i >= len(y3) and vals[5] == '') or approxeq(float(vals[5]), y3[i])
         i += 1
-    
+
+    os.unlink(tempfilename)
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     test_CSVExporter()
-    
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pyqtgraph/exporters/tests/test_svg.py b/pyqtgraph/exporters/tests/test_svg.py
index 871f43c2..2261f7df 100644
--- a/pyqtgraph/exporters/tests/test_svg.py
+++ b/pyqtgraph/exporters/tests/test_svg.py
@@ -1,11 +1,18 @@
 """
 SVG export test
 """
+from __future__ import division, print_function, absolute_import
 import pyqtgraph as pg
-import pyqtgraph.exporters
+import tempfile
+import os
+
+
 app = pg.mkQApp()
 
+
 def test_plotscene():
+    tempfilename = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix='.svg').name
+    print("using %s as a temporary file" % tempfilename)
     pg.setConfigOption('foreground', (0,0,0))
     w = pg.GraphicsWindow()
     w.show()        
@@ -18,10 +25,13 @@ def test_plotscene():
     app.processEvents()
     
     ex = pg.exporters.SVGExporter(w.scene())
-    ex.export(fileName='test.svg')
-
+    ex.export(fileName=tempfilename)
+    # clean up after the test is done
+    os.unlink(tempfilename)
 
 def test_simple():
+    tempfilename = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix='.svg').name
+    print("using %s as a temporary file" % tempfilename)
     scene = pg.QtGui.QGraphicsScene()
     #rect = pg.QtGui.QGraphicsRectItem(0, 0, 100, 100)
     #scene.addItem(rect)
@@ -51,17 +61,17 @@ def test_simple():
     #el = pg.QtGui.QGraphicsEllipseItem(0, 0, 100, 50)
     #el.translate(10,-5)
     #el.scale(0.5,2)
+
     #el.setParentItem(rect2)
-    
+
     grp2 = pg.ItemGroup()
     scene.addItem(grp2)
     grp2.scale(100,100)
-    
+
     rect3 = pg.QtGui.QGraphicsRectItem(0,0,2,2)
     rect3.setPen(pg.mkPen(width=1, cosmetic=False))
     grp2.addItem(rect3)
-    
-    ex = pg.exporters.SVGExporter(scene)
-    ex.export(fileName='test.svg')
-        
 
+    ex = pg.exporters.SVGExporter(scene)
+    ex.export(fileName=tempfilename)
+    os.unlink(tempfilename)