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diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/files/test.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/files/test.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f3a2273c52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/files/test.py
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+import os
+
+os.system('touch /tmp/testfile.python')
+
+a = 9.01e+21 - 9.01e+21 + 0.01
+print "the value of a is %s" % a
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/python.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/python.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c037ab2c18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/python.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import unittest
+import os
+from oeqa.oetest import oeRuntimeTest, skipModule
+from oeqa.utils.decorators import *
+
+def setUpModule():
+    if not oeRuntimeTest.hasPackage("python"):
+        skipModule("No python package in the image")
+
+
+class PythonTest(oeRuntimeTest):
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(self):
+        oeRuntimeTest.tc.target.copy_to(os.path.join(oeRuntimeTest.tc.filesdir, "test.py"), "/tmp/test.py")
+
+    def test_python_exists(self):
+        (status, output) = self.target.run('which python')
+        self.assertEqual(status, 0, msg="Python binary not in PATH or not on target.")
+
+    def test_python_stdout(self):
+        (status, output) = self.target.run('python /tmp/test.py')
+        self.assertEqual(status, 0, msg="Exit status was not 0. Output: %s" % output)
+        self.assertEqual(output, "the value of a is 0.01", msg="Incorrect output: %s" % output)
+
+    def test_python_testfile(self):
+        (status, output) = self.target.run('ls /tmp/testfile.python')
+        self.assertEqual(status, 0, msg="Python test file generate failed.")
+        
+
+    @classmethod
+    def tearDownClass(self):
+        oeRuntimeTest.tc.target.run("rm /tmp/test.py /tmp/testfile.python")