diff --git a/scripts/Makefile b/scripts/Makefile
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+++ b/scripts/Makefile
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+.PHONY: lint test
+.ONESHELL:
+
+SHELL := bash
+CPU_CORES := $(shell nproc)
+
+all: lint test
+
+venv:
+	python3 -m venv venv
+	source venv/bin/active
+	pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
+
+lint: venv
+	pylint scripts
+
+test: venv
+	pytest -n ${CPU_CORES} --color=yes -v .
diff --git a/scripts/requirements-dev.txt b/scripts/requirements-dev.txt
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index 000000000..430110048
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+++ b/scripts/requirements-dev.txt
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+pylint
+pytest
+pytest-xdist