diff --git a/tests/test-check-code b/tests/test-check-code
new file mode 100755
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test-check-code
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#cd `dirname $0`
+cat > correct.py <<EOF
+def toto(arg1, arg2):
+    del arg2
+    return (5 + 6, 9)
+EOF
+
+cat > wrong.py <<EOF
+def toto( arg1, arg2):
+    del(arg2)
+    return ( 5+6, 9)
+EOF
+
+check_code=`dirname $0`/../contrib/check-code.py
+${check_code} ./wrong.py ./correct.py
diff --git a/tests/test-check-code.out b/tests/test-check-code.out
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test-check-code.out
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+./wrong.py:1:
+ > def toto( arg1, arg2):
+ gratuitous whitespace in () or []
+./wrong.py:2:
+ >     del(arg2)
+ del isn't a function
+./wrong.py:3:
+ >     return ( 5+6, 9)
+ missing whitespace in expression
+ gratuitous whitespace in () or []