diff --git a/download-input.py b/download-input.py
index efab243..19e2f8c 100755
--- a/download-input.py
+++ b/download-input.py
@@ -51,6 +51,37 @@ class Kotlin(Language):
 """.format(day=day)
 
 
+class Python(Language):
+    input_path = 'python'
+    src_path = 'python'
+
+    def src_file_name(self, day):
+        return "day{}.py".format(day)
+
+    def format_src(self, day):
+        return """#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+from util import read_input
+
+
+def part1(input):
+    pass
+
+
+def part2(input):
+    pass
+
+
+test_input = read_input("Day{day}_test")
+assert 0 == part1(test_input)
+assert 0 == part2(test_input)
+
+real_input = read_input('Day{day}')
+print(part1(real_input))
+print(part2(real_input))
+""".format(day=day)
+
+
 class Rust(Language):
     input_path = 'rust'
     src_path = 'rust/src/bin'
@@ -92,6 +123,7 @@ if not session_cookie.startswith('session='):
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
 parser.add_argument('-d', '--day', type=int, required=True)
 parser.add_argument('--kotlin', action='store_true')
+parser.add_argument('--python', action='store_true')
 parser.add_argument('--rust', action='store_true')
 args = parser.parse_args()
 
@@ -105,6 +137,9 @@ languages = []
 if args.kotlin:
     languages.append(Kotlin())
 
+if args.python:
+    languages.append(Python())
+
 if args.rust:
     languages.append(Rust())
 
diff --git a/python/.gitignore b/python/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..50c1b40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+__pycache__
+*.txt
diff --git a/python/util.py b/python/util.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4255962
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/util.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+def read_input(path):
+    with open(path + '.txt', 'r') as input_file:
+        return input_file.readlines()