diff --git a/python/.coveragerc b/python/.coveragerc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..44d6547605
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/.coveragerc
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+[run]
+branch = True
+include = sbp/*
+
+[report]
+exclude_lines =
+    # Have to re-enable the standard pragma
+    pragma: no cover
+
+    # Don't complain about missing debug-only code:
+    def __repr__
+    if self\.debug
+
+    # Don't complain if non-runnable code isn't run:
+    if 0:
+    if __name__ == .__main__.:
+
+ignore_errors = True
+
+[omit]
+omit =
+    tests/*
+    limbo/*
+    data/*
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diff --git a/python/README.md b/python/README.md
index 6558b7e3c5..82fe267601 100644
--- a/python/README.md
+++ b/python/README.md
@@ -13,11 +13,13 @@ pip install libsbp
 
 ## Usage
 
-```python
+```shell
+# To run the tests and check for coverage:
+py.test -v --cov sbp tests/
 ```
 
 ## LICENSE
 
 Copyright © 2015 Swift Navigation
 
-Distributed under LGPLv3.0.
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+Distributed under LGPLv3.0.
diff --git a/python/requirements.txt b/python/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..49adb86bb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+construct==2.5.2
+cov-core==1.15.0
+coverage==3.7.1
+flake8==2.3.0
+futures==2.2.0
+pep8==1.5.7
+pyftdi==0.6.3
+pylibftdi==0.14.2
+pyserial==2.7
+pytest==2.6.4
+pytest-cov==1.8.1
+tox==1.8.1
+virtualenv==1.11.6
diff --git a/python/tox.ini b/python/tox.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4ce78e8cfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/tox.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+[tox]
+envlist = py27
+
+[testenv]
+deps =
+    pytest
+    -rrequirements.txt
+commands = py.test -v --cov sbp tests/
+sitepackages = False
+usedevelop = True
+
+[flake8]
+ignore = E126,E127,E111
+max-line-length = 100
+exclude = tests/*,limbo/*
+max-complexity = 10
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