diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 65c2a65..f35ff8f 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ python:
    - "3.3"
    - "3.4"
    - "3.5"
-   - "3.6"
 before_install:
   - pip install -U pip setuptools
 install:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cbef552..f5acace 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ autolint: autopep8 lint
 run_tests: clean
 	py.test --durations=10 .
 
-test: autopep8 lint run_tests
+test: autopep8 run_tests lint
 
 setup_dev:
 	pip install -e .[dev]
diff --git a/pylintrc b/pylintrc
index 6ce2703..8020e7a 100644
--- a/pylintrc
+++ b/pylintrc
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ persistent=yes
 
 # List of plugins (as comma separated values of python modules names) to load,
 # usually to register additional checkers.
-load-plugins=
+load-plugins=shopify_python
 
 
 [MESSAGES CONTROL]
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 088d383..78dcca1 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
     ],
     test_suite='tests',
     install_requires=[
-        'pylint==1.6.5'
+        'pylint==1.6.5',
+        'six>=1.10.0',
     ],
     extras_require={
         'dev': [
diff --git a/shopify_python/__init__.py b/shopify_python/__init__.py
index 29d0584..384dcab 100644
--- a/shopify_python/__init__.py
+++ b/shopify_python/__init__.py
@@ -2,4 +2,12 @@
 # Use of this source code is governed by a MIT-style license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-__version__ = '0.0.0'
+from pylint import lint
+from shopify_python import google_styleguide
+
+
+__version__ = '0.1.0'
+
+
+def register(linter):  # type: (lint.PyLinter) -> None
+    google_styleguide.register_checkers(linter)
diff --git a/shopify_python/google_styleguide.py b/shopify_python/google_styleguide.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a2d8efa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shopify_python/google_styleguide.py
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+import sys
+
+import astroid  # pylint: disable=unused-import
+import six
+
+from pylint import checkers
+from pylint import interfaces
+from pylint import lint  # pylint: disable=unused-import
+
+
+if sys.version_info >= (3, 4):
+    import importlib.util  # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module,import-error
+else:
+    import importlib
+
+
+def register_checkers(linter):  # type: (lint.PyLinter) -> None
+    """Register checkers."""
+    linter.register_checker(GoogleStyleGuideChecker(linter))
+
+
+class GoogleStyleGuideChecker(checkers.BaseChecker):
+    """
+    Pylint checker for the Google Python Style Guide.
+
+    See https://google.github.io/styleguide/pyguide.html
+
+    Checks that can't be implemented include:
+      - When capturing an exception, use as rather than a comma
+    """
+    __implements__ = (interfaces.IAstroidChecker,)
+
+    name = 'google-styleguide-checker'
+
+    msgs = {
+        'C2601': ('Imported an object that is not a package or module',
+                  'import-modules-only',
+                  'Use imports for packages and modules only'),
+        'C2602': ('Imported using a partial path',
+                  'import-full-path',
+                  'Import each module using the full pathname location of the module.'),
+        'C2603': ('Variable declared at the module level (i.e. global)',
+                  'global-variable',
+                  'Avoid global variables in favor of class variables'),
+        'C2604': ('Raised two-argument exception',
+                  'two-arg-exception',
+                  "Use either raise Exception('message') or raise Exception"),
+        'C2605': ('Raised deprecated string-exception',
+                  'string-exception',
+                  "Use either raise Exception('message') or raise Exception"),
+        'C2606': ('Caught StandardError',
+                  'catch-standard-error',
+                  "Don't catch StandardError"),
+    }
+
+    def visit_assign(self, node):  # type: (astroid.Assign) -> None
+        self.__avoid_global_variables(node)
+
+    def visit_excepthandler(self, node):  # type: (astroid.ExceptHandler) -> None
+        self.__dont_catch_standard_error(node)
+
+    def visit_importfrom(self, node):  # type: (astroid.ImportFrom) -> None
+        self.__import_modules_only(node)
+        self.__import_full_path_only(node)
+
+    def visit_raise(self, node):  # type: (astroid.Raise) -> None
+        self.__dont_use_archaic_raise_syntax(node)
+
+    def __import_modules_only(self, node):  # type: (astroid.ImportFrom) -> None
+        """Use imports for packages and modules only."""
+
+        if hasattr(self.linter, 'config') and 'import-modules-only' in self.linter.config.disable:
+            return  # Skip if disable to avoid side-effects from importing modules
+
+        def can_import(module_name):
+            if sys.version_info >= (3, 4):
+                try:
+                    return bool(importlib.util.find_spec(module_name))
+                except AttributeError:
+                    return False  # Occurs when a module doesn't exist
+                except ImportError:
+                    return False  # Occurs when a module encounters an error during import
+            else:
+                try:
+                    importlib.import_module(module_name)
+                    return True
+                except ImportError:
+                    return False  # Occurs when a module doesn't exist or on error during import
+
+        if not node.level and node.modname != '__future__':
+            for name in node.names:
+                name, _ = name
+                parent_module = node.modname
+                child_module = '.'.join((node.modname, name))  # Rearrange "from x import y" as "import x.y"
+                if can_import(parent_module) and not can_import(child_module):
+                    self.add_message('import-modules-only', node=node)
+
+    def __import_full_path_only(self, node):  # type: (astroid.ImportFrom) -> None
+        """Import each module using the full pathname location of the module."""
+        if node.level:
+            self.add_message('import-full-path', node=node)
+
+    def __avoid_global_variables(self, node):  # type: (astroid.Assign) -> None
+        """Avoid global variables."""
+        # Is this an assignment happening within a module? If so report on each assignment name
+        # whether its in a tuple or not
+        if isinstance(node.parent, astroid.Module):
+            for target in node.targets:
+                if hasattr(target, 'elts'):
+                    for elt in target.elts:
+                        if elt.name != '__version__':
+                            self.add_message('global-variable', node=elt)
+                elif hasattr(target, 'name'):
+                    if target.name != '__version__':
+                        self.add_message('global-variable', node=target)
+
+    def __dont_use_archaic_raise_syntax(self, node):  # type: (astroid.Raise) -> None
+        """Don't use the two-argument form of raise or the string raise"""
+        children = list(node.get_children())
+        if len(children) > 1:
+            self.add_message('two-arg-exception', node=node)
+        elif len(children) == 1 and isinstance(children[0], six.string_types):
+            self.add_message('string-exception', node=node)
+
+    def __dont_catch_standard_error(self, node):  # type: (astroid.ExceptHandler) -> None
+        """
+        Never use catch-all 'except:' statements, or catch Exception or StandardError.
+
+        Pylint already handles bare-except and broad-except (for Exception).
+        """
+        if hasattr(node.type, 'name') and node.type.name == 'StandardError':
+            self.add_message('catch-standard-error', node=node)
diff --git a/tests/shopify_python/test_google_styleguide.py b/tests/shopify_python/test_google_styleguide.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e48c9eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/shopify_python/test_google_styleguide.py
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+import sys
+
+import astroid.test_utils
+import pylint.testutils
+import pytest
+
+from shopify_python import google_styleguide
+
+
+class TestGoogleStyleGuideChecker(pylint.testutils.CheckerTestCase):
+
+    CHECKER_CLASS = google_styleguide.GoogleStyleGuideChecker
+
+    def test_importing_function_fails(self):
+        root = astroid.builder.parse("""
+        from os.path import join
+        from io import FileIO
+        from os import environ
+        """)
+        messages = []
+        for node in root.body:
+            messages.append(pylint.testutils.Message('import-modules-only', node=node))
+        with self.assertAddsMessages(*messages):
+            self.walk(root)
+
+    def test_importing_modules_passes(self):
+        root = astroid.builder.parse("""
+        from __future__ import unicode_literals
+        from xml import dom
+        from xml import sax
+        from nonexistent_package import nonexistent_module
+        """)
+        with self.assertNoMessages():
+            self.walk(root)
+
+    def test_importing_relatively_fails(self):
+        root = astroid.builder.parse("""
+        from . import string
+        from .. import string
+        """)
+        messages = []
+        for node in root.body:
+            messages.append(pylint.testutils.Message('import-full-path', node=node))
+        with self.assertAddsMessages(*messages):
+            self.walk(root)
+
+    def test_global_variables_fail(self):
+        root = astroid.builder.parse("""
+        module_var, other_module_var = 10
+        __version__ = '0.0.0'
+        class MyClass(object):
+            class_var = 10
+        """)
+        with self.assertAddsMessages(
+            pylint.testutils.Message('global-variable', node=root.body[0].targets[0].elts[0]),
+            pylint.testutils.Message('global-variable', node=root.body[0].targets[0].elts[1]),
+        ):
+            self.walk(root)
+
+    @pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info >= (3, 0), reason="Tests code that is Python 3 incompatible")
+    def test_using_archaic_raise_fails(self):
+        root = astroid.builder.parse("""
+        raise MyException, 'Error message'
+        raise 'Error message'
+        """)
+        node = root.body[0]
+        message = pylint.testutils.Message('two-arg-exception', node=node)
+        with self.assertAddsMessages(message):
+            self.walk(root)
+
+    def test_catch_standard_error_fails(self):
+        root = astroid.builder.parse("""
+        try:
+            pass
+        except StandardError:
+            pass
+        """)
+        node = root.body[0].handlers[0]
+        message = pylint.testutils.Message('catch-standard-error', node=node)
+        with self.assertAddsMessages(message):
+            self.walk(root)
+
+    def test_catch_blank_passes(self):
+        root = astroid.builder.parse("""
+        try:
+            pass
+        except:
+            pass
+        """)
+        with self.assertAddsMessages():
+            self.walk(root)