diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-app.yml b/.github/workflows/python-app.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e364045
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-app.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# This workflow will install Python dependencies, run tests and lint with a single version of Python
+# For more information see: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/automating-builds-and-tests/building-and-testing-python
+
+name: Python application
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Set up Python 3.11
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+      with:
+        python-version: "3.11"
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        pip install flake8 pytest
+        if [ -f requirements.txt ]; then pip install -r requirements.txt; fi
+    - name: Lint with flake8
+      run: |
+        # stop the build if there are Python syntax errors or undefined names
+        flake8 . --count --select=E9,F63,F7,F82 --show-source --statistics
+        # exit-zero treats all errors as warnings. The GitHub editor is 127 chars wide
+        flake8 . --count --exit-zero --max-complexity=10 --max-line-length=127 --statistics
+    - name: Test with pytest
+      run: |
+        pytest
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b7faf40..5a019f7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -205,3 +205,6 @@ cython_debug/
 marimo/_static/
 marimo/_lsp/
 __marimo__/
+
+# Emacs
+*~
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index bae735f..ddc1312 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -37,3 +37,8 @@ Repository = "https://github.com/RumbleDB/python-jsoniq.git"
 
 [tool.black]
 line-length = 88
+
+[tool.pytest.ini_options]
+pythonpath = [
+  "src"
+]
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea9b258
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pyspark==4.0.0
diff --git a/tests/test_test1.py b/tests/test_test1.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..966cf57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_test1.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+from jsoniq import RumbleSession
+from unittest import TestCase
+import json
+class TryTesting(TestCase):
+    def test1(self):
+        # The syntax to start a session is similar to that of Spark.
+        # A RumbleSession is a SparkSession that additionally knows about RumbleDB.
+        # All attributes and methods of SparkSession are also available on RumbleSession.
+        rumble = RumbleSession.builder.appName("PyRumbleExample").getOrCreate();
+        # A more complex, standalone query
+
+        seq = rumble.jsoniq("""
+        let $stores :=
+        [
+        { "store number" : 1, "state" : "MA" },
+        { "store number" : 2, "state" : "MA" },
+          { "store number" : 3, "state" : "CA" },
+          { "store number" : 4, "state" : "CA" }
+        ]
+        let $sales := [
+           { "product" : "broiler", "store number" : 1, "quantity" : 20  },
+           { "product" : "toaster", "store number" : 2, "quantity" : 100 },
+           { "product" : "toaster", "store number" : 2, "quantity" : 50 },
+           { "product" : "toaster", "store number" : 3, "quantity" : 50 },
+           { "product" : "blender", "store number" : 3, "quantity" : 100 },
+           { "product" : "blender", "store number" : 3, "quantity" : 150 },
+           { "product" : "socks", "store number" : 1, "quantity" : 500 },
+           { "product" : "socks", "store number" : 2, "quantity" : 10 },
+           { "product" : "shirt", "store number" : 3, "quantity" : 10 }
+        ]
+        let $join :=
+          for $store in $stores[], $sale in $sales[]
+          where $store."store number" = $sale."store number"
+          return {
+            "nb" : $store."store number",
+            "state" : $store.state,
+            "sold" : $sale.product
+          }
+        return [$join]
+        """);
+
+        expected = [[{'nb': 1, 'state': 'MA', 'sold': 'broiler'}, {'nb': 1, 'state': 'MA', 'sold': 'socks'}, {'nb': 2, 'state': 'MA', 'sold': 'toaster'}, {'nb': 2, 'state': 'MA', 'sold': 'toaster'}, {'nb': 2, 'state': 'MA', 'sold': 'socks'}, {'nb': 3, 'state': 'CA', 'sold': 'toaster'}, {'nb': 3, 'state': 'CA', 'sold': 'blender'}, {'nb': 3, 'state': 'CA', 'sold': 'blender'}, {'nb': 3, 'state': 'CA', 'sold': 'shirt'}]]
+
+        self.assertTrue(json.dumps(seq.json()) == json.dumps(expected))