diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index a77904474..4a3698c62 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -257,6 +257,22 @@ jobs:
           name: Check for C++ coding style
           command: ./scripts/check_style.sh
 
+  chk_pylint:
+    docker:
+      - image: buildpack-deps:eoan
+    steps:
+      - checkout
+      - run:
+          name: Install pip
+          command: apt -q update && apt install -y python3-pip
+      - run:
+          name: Install pylint
+          command: python3 -m pip install pylint z3-solver
+          # also z3-solver to make sure pylint knows about this module
+      - run:
+          name: Linting Python Scripts
+          command: ./scripts/pylint_all.py
+
   chk_buglist:
     docker:
       - image: circleci/node
@@ -718,6 +734,7 @@ workflows:
       # DISABLED FOR 0.6.0 - chk_docs_examples: *workflow_trigger_on_tags
       - chk_buglist: *workflow_trigger_on_tags
       - chk_proofs: *workflow_trigger_on_tags
+      - chk_pylint: *workflow_trigger_on_tags
 
       # build-only
       - b_docs: *workflow_trigger_on_tags
diff --git a/scripts/pylint_all.py b/scripts/pylint_all.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..a0ddf701c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/pylint_all.py
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env python3
+
+"""
+Performs pylint on all python files in the project repo's test directory recursively.
+
+This script is meant to be run from the CI but can also be easily in local dev environment,
+where you can optionally pass `-d` as command line argument to let this script abort on first error.
+"""
+
+from os import path, walk, system
+from sys import argv, exit as brexit
+
+PROJECT_ROOT = path.dirname(path.realpath(__file__))
+PYLINT_RCFILE = "{}/pylintrc".format(PROJECT_ROOT)
+
+SGR_INFO = "\033[1;32m"
+SGR_CLEAR = "\033[0m"
+
+def pylint_all_filenames(dev_mode, rootdirs):
+    """ Performs pylint on all python files within given root directory (recursively).  """
+    filenames = []
+    for rootdir in rootdirs:
+        for rootpath, _, filenames_w in walk(rootdir):
+            for filename in filenames_w:
+                if filename.endswith('.py'):
+                    filenames.append(path.join(rootpath, filename))
+
+    checked_count = 0
+    failed = []
+    for filename in filenames:
+        checked_count += 1
+        cmdline = "pylint --rcfile=\"{}\" \"{}\"".format(PYLINT_RCFILE, filename)
+        print("{}[{}/{}] Running pylint on file: {}{}".format(SGR_INFO, checked_count, len(filenames),
+                                                              filename, SGR_CLEAR))
+        exit_code = system(cmdline)
+        if exit_code != 0:
+            if dev_mode:
+                return 1, checked_count
+            else:
+                failed.append(filename)
+
+    return len(failed), len(filenames)
+
+def main():
+    """" Collects all python script root dirs and runs pylint on them. """
+    dev_mode = len(argv) == 2 and argv[1] == "-d"
+    failed_count, total_count = pylint_all_filenames(dev_mode, [
+        path.abspath(path.dirname(__file__) + "/../scripts"),
+        path.abspath(path.dirname(__file__) + "/../test")])
+    if failed_count != 0:
+        brexit("pylint failed on {}/{} files.".format(failed_count, total_count))
+    else:
+        print("Successfully tested {} files.".format(total_count))
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/scripts/pylintrc b/scripts/pylintrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bf1f3c0c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/pylintrc
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+# vim:et:ts=4
+[MESSAGES CONTROL]
+
+# Disable the message, report, category or checker with the given id(s). You
+# can either give multiple identifiers separated by comma (,) or put this
+# option multiple times (only on the command line, not in the configuration
+# file where it should appear only once).You can also use "--disable=all" to
+# disable everything first and then re-enable specific checks. For example, if
+# you want to run only the similarities checker, you can use "--disable=all
+# --enable=similarities". If you want to run only the classes checker, but have
+# no Warning level messages displayed, use"--disable=all --enable=classes
+# --disable=W"
+
+# ATTENTION: This list should be extended with care, consider using NOLINT comments inside your
+# python files instead, as the goal is actually to reduce the list of globally disabled checks.
+#
+# TODO: What could be eliminated in future PRs: bad-continuation, invalid-name, redefined-builtin,
+# undefined-variable, unused-*, useless-object-inheritance.
+disable=
+    bad-continuation,
+    bad-indentation,
+    bad-whitespace,
+    consider-using-sys-exit,
+    invalid-name,
+    missing-docstring,
+    mixed-indentation,
+    no-else-return,
+    no-self-use,
+    pointless-string-statement,
+    redefined-builtin,
+    redefined-outer-name,
+    singleton-comparison,
+    superfluous-parens,
+    too-few-public-methods,
+    trailing-newlines,
+    undefined-variable,
+    ungrouped-imports,
+    unnecessary-semicolon,
+    unused-import,
+    unused-variable,
+    unused-wildcard-import,
+    useless-object-inheritance,
+    wildcard-import
+
+[BASIC]
+
+# Good variable names which should always be accepted, separated by a comma
+# added: f, h, x, a, b, p
+good-names=
+    Run,
+    _,
+    a,
+    b,
+    ex,
+    f,
+    f,
+    h,
+    h,
+    i,
+    j,
+    k,
+    l,
+    m,
+    n,
+    p,
+    x
+
+[FORMAT]
+
+# Expected format of line ending, e.g. empty (any line ending), LF or CRLF.
+expected-line-ending-format=LF
+
+# Maximum number of characters on a single line.
+max-line-length=130