diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b377574..18dfffd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,5 +36,13 @@ Macros can be used to change the dimensions of the program:
 
 example: `make test NR_TASKLETS=1 NR_DPUS=DPU_ALLOCATE_ALL`
 
+Two implementations of the Host application are provided:
+* `host.c` using the C Host API
+* `host.py` using the Python Host API
+
+`make test` will run both implementations. Use the Makefile targets `test_c` or `test_python` to specify an implementation.
+
+Note: because the input file is randomly generated, the checksum may differ between the two implementations.
+
 # SDK Documentation
 https://sdk.upmem.com/stable/
diff --git a/checksum/Makefile b/checksum/Makefile
index 132705d..9bfc18b 100644
--- a/checksum/Makefile
+++ b/checksum/Makefile
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ define conf_filename
 endef
 CONF := $(call conf_filename,${NR_DPUS},${NR_TASKLETS})
 
+HOST_PYTHON_SCRIPT := ${HOST_DIR}/host.py
 HOST_TARGET := ${BUILDDIR}/checksum_host
 DPU_TARGET := ${BUILDDIR}/checksum_dpu
 
@@ -39,6 +40,11 @@ ${DPU_TARGET}: ${DPU_SOURCES} ${COMMON_INCLUDES} ${CONF}
 clean:
 	$(RM) -r $(BUILDDIR)
 
-test: all
+test_c: ${HOST_TARGET} ${DPU_TARGET}
 	./${HOST_TARGET}
 
+test_python: ${DPU_TARGET}
+	python3 ${HOST_PYTHON_SCRIPT} ${NR_DPUS} ${NR_TASKLETS}
+
+test: test_c test_python
+
diff --git a/checksum/host/host.py b/checksum/host/host.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a035359
--- /dev/null
+++ b/checksum/host/host.py
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+# Copyright (c) 2020 - UPMEM
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+
+import argparse
+from dpu import driver
+import os
+import random
+import struct
+import sys
+
+DPU_BINARY = 'build/checksum_dpu'
+
+DPU_BUFFER = 'dpu_mram_buffer'
+DPU_RESULTS = 'dpu_wram_results'
+BUFFER_SIZE = 8 << 20
+RESULT_SIZE = 8
+
+ANSI_COLOR_RED = '\x1b[31m'
+ANSI_COLOR_GREEN = '\x1b[32m'
+ANSI_COLOR_RESET = '\x1b[0m'
+
+
+def main(nr_dpus, nr_tasklets):
+    ok = True
+
+    with driver.allocate(nr_dpus) as dpus:
+        print('Allocated {} DPU(s)'.format(len(dpus)))
+        dpus.load(DPU_BINARY)
+
+        # Create an "input file" with arbitrary data.
+        # Compute its theoretical checksum value.
+        theoretical_checksum, test_file = create_test_file()
+
+        print('Load input data')
+        dpus.copy(DPU_BUFFER, test_file)
+
+        print('Run program on DPU(s)')
+        dpus.exec()
+
+        print('Display DPU Logs')
+        for idx, dpu in enumerate(dpus):
+            print('DPU#{}:'.format(idx))
+            dpu.log()
+
+        print('Retrieve results')
+        for dpu in dpus:
+            dpu_checksum = 0
+            dpu_cycles = 0
+
+            # Retrieve tasklet results and compute the final checksum.
+            for task_id in range(nr_tasklets):
+                result = bytearray(RESULT_SIZE)
+
+                dpu.copy(result, DPU_RESULTS, RESULT_SIZE, task_id * RESULT_SIZE)
+
+                result_checksum, result_cycles = struct.unpack("<II", result)
+                dpu_checksum += result_checksum
+                dpu_cycles = max(dpu_cycles, result_cycles)
+
+            print('DPU execution time  = {:g} cycles'.format(dpu_cycles))
+            print('performance         = {:g} cycles/byte'.format(dpu_cycles / BUFFER_SIZE))
+            print('checksum computed by the DPU = 0x{:x}'.format(dpu_checksum))
+            print('actual checksum value        = 0x{:x}'.format(theoretical_checksum))
+
+            if dpu_checksum == theoretical_checksum:
+                print('[' + ANSI_COLOR_GREEN + 'OK' + ANSI_COLOR_RESET + '] checksums are equal')
+            else:
+                print('[' + ANSI_COLOR_RED + 'ERROR' + ANSI_COLOR_RESET + '] checksums differ!')
+                ok = False
+
+    if not ok:
+        sys.exit(os.EX_SOFTWARE)
+
+
+def create_test_file():
+    random.seed(0)
+    test_file = bytearray([random.randrange(256) for _ in range(BUFFER_SIZE)])
+
+    checksum = sum(test_file)
+
+    return checksum, test_file
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument('nr_dpus', type=int)
+    parser.add_argument('nr_tasklets', type=int)
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    main(args.nr_dpus, args.nr_tasklets)