diff --git a/avocado/utils/pts.py b/avocado/utils/pts.py
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+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+#
+# See LICENSE for more details.
+#
+# Copyright: Red Hat Inc. 2014
+# Author: Cleber Rosa <crosa@redhat.com>
+
+"""
+Functions dedicated to pseudo terminal manipulation
+"""
+
+import os
+import pty
+import ctypes
+
+__all__ = ['ptsname', 'openpty']
+
+
+def get_libc():
+    libc_paths = ['/lib64/libc.so.6', '/lib/libc.so.6',
+                  '/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6']
+    for lib_path in libc_paths:
+        if os.path.exists(lib_path):
+            return ctypes.cdll.LoadLibrary(lib_path)
+
+
+def ptsname(master_fd):
+    """
+    Returns the name of the pts device associated with the given master file descriptor
+
+    :param master_fd: the file descriptor of the master of the pseudo terminal
+    :type master_fd: int
+    :returns: the name of the pseudo terminal file
+    :rtype: str
+    """
+    libc = get_libc()
+    ptsname_ = libc.ptsname
+    ptsname_.argtypes = [ctypes.c_int]
+    ptsname_.restype = ctypes.c_char_p
+
+    return ptsname_(master_fd)
+
+
+def openpty():
+    """
+    Simple wrapper around :func:`pty.openpty` that returns the file name
+
+    This adds the pseudo terminal file path to the extra information returned
+    by the standard library.
+
+    :returns: a tuple with the master file descriptor, slave file descriptor
+              and the path of the pseudo file path
+    :rtype: tuple(int, int, str)
+    """
+    master, slave = pty.openpty()
+    path = ptsname(master)
+    return (master, slave, path)
diff --git a/selftests/all/unit/avocado/pts_unittest.py b/selftests/all/unit/avocado/pts_unittest.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+#
+# See LICENSE for more details.
+#
+# Copyright: Red Hat Inc. 2014
+# Author: Cleber Rosa <crosa@redhat.com>
+
+
+import os
+import sys
+import unittest
+
+from avocado.utils import pts
+
+# simple magic for using scripts within a source tree
+basedir = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
+basedir = os.path.dirname(basedir)
+if os.path.isdir(os.path.join(basedir, 'avocado')):
+    sys.path.append(basedir)
+
+
+class PtsTest(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_create_destroy(self):
+        master, slave, path = pts.openpty()
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(path))
+        os.close(slave)
+        os.close(master)
+        self.assertFalse(os.path.exists(path))
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()