diff --git a/.github/workflows/linter.yml b/.github/workflows/linter.yml
index 06da247..3c6d7cc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linter.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linter.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ jobs:
           verbose: True
           pylint_args: "--rcfile=.pylintrc --recursive=true"
           python_dirs: "src test"
+          exclude_dir: "test/utils/"
 
       - name: PyLint
         uses: ricardochaves/python-lint@v1.4.0
diff --git a/entrypoint_python.sh b/entrypoint_python.sh
index e017894..2c7cfd7 100644
--- a/entrypoint_python.sh
+++ b/entrypoint_python.sh
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ if [ -z "$INPUT_PYTHON_DIRS" ]; then
 fi
 
 if [ -z "$INPUT_EXCLUDE_DIR" ]; then
+    debug_print "Running: files_to_check=\$(python3 /src/get_files_to_check.py -dir=\"$GITHUB_WORKSPACE\" -preselected=\"$preselected_files\" -lang=\"python\")"
     files_to_check=$(python3 /src/get_files_to_check.py -dir="$GITHUB_WORKSPACE" -preselected="$preselected_files" -lang="python")
-    debug_print "Running: files_to_check=python3 /src/get_files_to_check.py -dir=\"$GITHUB_WORKSPACE\" -preselected=\"$preselected_files\")"
 else
-    files_to_check=$(python3 /src/get_files_to_check.py -exclude="$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/$INPUT_EXCLUDE_DIR" -dir="$GITHUB_WORKSPACE" -preselected="$preselected_files")
-    debug_print "Running: files_to_check=python3 /src/get_files_to_check.py -exclude=\"$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/$INPUT_EXCLUDE_DIR\" -dir=\"$GITHUB_WORKSPACE\" -preselected=\"$preselected_files\")"
+    debug_print "Running: files_to_check=\$(python3 /src/get_files_to_check.py -exclude=\"$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/$INPUT_EXCLUDE_DIR\" -dir=\"$GITHUB_WORKSPACE\" -preselected=\"$preselected_files\" -lang=\"python\")"
+    files_to_check=$(python3 /src/get_files_to_check.py -exclude="$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/$INPUT_EXCLUDE_DIR" -dir="$GITHUB_WORKSPACE" -preselected="$preselected_files" -lang="python")
 fi
 
 debug_print "Files to check = $files_to_check"
diff --git a/test/test_static_analysis_cpp.py b/test/test_static_analysis_cpp.py
index d7ecf5a..d7fad19 100644
--- a/test/test_static_analysis_cpp.py
+++ b/test/test_static_analysis_cpp.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def to_list_and_sort(string_in):
 
 
 class TestStaticAnalysisCpp(unittest.TestCase):
-    """Unit tests for run_static_analysis module"""
+    """Unit tests for static_analysis_cpp"""
 
     maxDiff = None
 
diff --git a/test/test_static_analysis_python.py b/test/test_static_analysis_python.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a95f59f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_static_analysis_python.py
@@ -0,0 +1,223 @@
+import json
+import unittest
+import os
+import sys
+import utils.helper_functions as utils
+
+try:
+    project_path = f"{os.sep}".join(os.path.abspath(__file__).split(os.sep)[:-2])
+    sys.path.append(project_path)
+except Exception as exception:
+    print(f"Can not add project path to system path! Exiting!\nERROR: {exception}")
+    raise SystemExit(1) from exception
+
+os.environ["GITHUB_WORKSPACE"] = f"{project_path}/test/utils/dummy_project"
+os.environ["INPUT_VERBOSE"] = "True"
+os.environ["INPUT_REPORT_PR_CHANGES_ONLY"] = "False"
+os.environ["INPUT_REPO"] = "RepoName"
+os.environ["GITHUB_SHA"] = "1234"
+os.environ["INPUT_COMMENT_TITLE"] = "title"
+
+from src import static_analysis_python
+
+
+def to_list_and_sort(string_in):
+    # create list (of strings) from space separated string
+    # and then sort it
+    list_out = string_in.split(" ")
+    list_out.sort()
+
+    return list_out
+
+
+class TestStaticAnalysisPython(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Unit tests for static_analysis_python"""
+
+    maxDiff = None
+
+    def test_create_comment_for_output(self):
+        """
+        Test the `create_comment_for_output()` function.
+
+        This test case checks whether the `create_comment_for_output()` function correctly
+        generates a GitHub comment that displays static analysis issues for a given set of
+        files.
+
+        The test case creates a mock set of files and static analysis issues, and expects the
+        generated GitHub comment to match a pre-defined expected string.
+        """
+
+        pylint_content = r""" [
+        {
+            "type": "convention",
+            "module": "dummy",
+            "obj": "",
+            "line": 5,
+            "column": 0,
+            "endLine": 5,
+            "endColumn": 5,
+            "path": "dummy.py",
+            "symbol": "invalid-name",
+            "message": "Constant name \"shift\" doesn't conform to UPPER_CASE naming style",
+            "message-id": "C0103"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "convention",
+            "module": "dummy",
+            "obj": "",
+            "line": 8,
+            "column": 0,
+            "endLine": 8,
+            "endColumn": 7,
+            "path": "dummy.py",
+            "symbol": "invalid-name",
+            "message": "Constant name \"letters\" doesn't conform to UPPER_CASE naming style",
+            "message-id": "C0103"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "convention",
+            "module": "dummy",
+            "obj": "",
+            "line": 9,
+            "column": 0,
+            "endLine": 9,
+            "endColumn": 7,
+            "path": "dummy.py",
+            "symbol": "invalid-name",
+            "message": "Constant name \"encoded\" doesn't conform to UPPER_CASE naming style",
+            "message-id": "C0103"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "convention",
+            "module": "dummy",
+            "obj": "",
+            "line": 13,
+            "column": 12,
+            "endLine": 13,
+            "endColumn": 19,
+            "path": "dummy.py",
+            "symbol": "invalid-name",
+            "message": "Constant name \"encoded\" doesn't conform to UPPER_CASE naming style",
+            "message-id": "C0103"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "convention",
+            "module": "dummy",
+            "obj": "",
+            "line": 15,
+            "column": 12,
+            "endLine": 15,
+            "endColumn": 13,
+            "path": "dummy.py",
+            "symbol": "invalid-name",
+            "message": "Constant name \"x\" doesn't conform to UPPER_CASE naming style",
+            "message-id": "C0103"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "convention",
+            "module": "dummy",
+            "obj": "",
+            "line": 16,
+            "column": 12,
+            "endLine": 16,
+            "endColumn": 19,
+            "path": "dummy.py",
+            "symbol": "invalid-name",
+            "message": "Constant name \"encoded\" doesn't conform to UPPER_CASE naming style",
+            "message-id": "C0103"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "convention",
+            "module": "dummy",
+            "obj": "",
+            "line": 20,
+            "column": 12,
+            "endLine": 20,
+            "endColumn": 19,
+            "path": "dummy.py",
+            "symbol": "invalid-name",
+            "message": "Constant name \"encoded\" doesn't conform to UPPER_CASE naming style",
+            "message-id": "C0103"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "convention",
+            "module": "dummy",
+            "obj": "",
+            "line": 22,
+            "column": 12,
+            "endLine": 22,
+            "endColumn": 13,
+            "path": "dummy.py",
+            "symbol": "invalid-name",
+            "message": "Constant name \"x\" doesn't conform to UPPER_CASE naming style",
+            "message-id": "C0103"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "convention",
+            "module": "dummy",
+            "obj": "",
+            "line": 23,
+            "column": 12,
+            "endLine": 23,
+            "endColumn": 19,
+            "path": "dummy.py",
+            "symbol": "invalid-name",
+            "message": "Constant name \"encoded\" doesn't conform to UPPER_CASE naming style",
+            "message-id": "C0103"
+        }
+        ]"""
+
+        files_changed_in_pr = {"/github/workspace/dummy.py": ("added", (1, 25))}
+        result = static_analysis_python.create_comment_for_output(
+            json.loads(pylint_content), files_changed_in_pr, False
+        )
+
+        sha = os.getenv("GITHUB_SHA")
+        repo_name = os.getenv("INPUT_REPO")
+        expected = (
+            "\n\nhttps://github.com/RepoName/blob/1234/dummy.py#L5-L10 \n"
+            "```diff"
+            '\n!Line: 5 - Constant name "shift" doesn\'t conform to UPPER_CASE naming style\n'
+            "``` \n <br>"
+            "\n\n\n\nhttps://github.com/RepoName/blob/1234/dummy.py#L8-L13 \n"
+            "```diff\n"
+            '!Line: 8 - Constant name "letters" doesn\'t conform to UPPER_CASE naming style\n'
+            "``` \n <br>"
+            "\n\n\n\nhttps://github.com/RepoName/blob/1234/dummy.py#L9-L14 \n"
+            "```diff\n"
+            '!Line: 9 - Constant name "encoded" doesn\'t conform to UPPER_CASE naming style\n'
+            "```"
+            " \n <br>"
+            "\n\n\n\nhttps://github.com/RepoName/blob/1234/dummy.py#L13-L18 \n"
+            "```diff\n"
+            '!Line: 13 - Constant name "encoded" doesn\'t conform to UPPER_CASE naming style\n'
+            "``` \n <br>"
+            "\n\n\n\nhttps://github.com/RepoName/blob/1234/dummy.py#L15-L20 \n"
+            "```diff\n"
+            '!Line: 15 - Constant name "x" doesn\'t conform to UPPER_CASE naming style\n'
+            "``` \n <br>"
+            "\n\n\n\nhttps://github.com/RepoName/blob/1234/dummy.py#L16-L21 \n"
+            "```diff\n"
+            '!Line: 16 - Constant name "encoded" doesn\'t conform to UPPER_CASE naming style\n'
+            "``` \n <br>"
+            "\n\n\n\nhttps://github.com/RepoName/blob/1234/dummy.py#L20-L25 \n"
+            "```diff\n"
+            '!Line: 20 - Constant name "encoded" doesn\'t conform to UPPER_CASE naming style\n'
+            "``` \n <br>"
+            "\n\n\n\nhttps://github.com/RepoName/blob/1234/dummy.py#L22-L25 \n"
+            "```diff\n"
+            '!Line: 22 - Constant name "x" doesn\'t conform to UPPER_CASE naming style\n'
+            "``` \n <br>"
+            "\n\n\n\nhttps://github.com/RepoName/blob/1234/dummy.py#L23-L25 \n"
+            "```diff\n"
+            '!Line: 23 - Constant name "encoded" doesn\'t conform to UPPER_CASE naming style\n'
+            "``` \n <br>\n"
+        )
+
+        print(result)
+
+        self.assertEqual(result, (expected, 9))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/test/utils/dummy_project/dummy.py b/test/utils/dummy_project/dummy.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..efe2471
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/utils/dummy_project/dummy.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import string
+
+shift = 3
+choice = input("would you like to encode or decode?")
+word = input("Please enter text")
+letters = string.ascii_letters + string.punctuation + string.digits
+encoded = ""
+if choice == "encode":
+    for letter in word:
+        if letter == " ":
+            encoded = encoded + " "
+        else:
+            x = letters.index(letter) + shift
+            encoded = encoded + letters[x]
+if choice == "decode":
+    for letter in word:
+        if letter == " ":
+            encoded = encoded + " "
+        else:
+            x = letters.index(letter) - shift
+            encoded = encoded + letters[x]
+
+print(encoded)