diff --git a/.mypy.ini b/.mypy.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..31d92cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.mypy.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[mypy]
+mypy_path = scripts
+warn_unused_configs = True
diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index ad25a7c..5f3d2b2 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+[MASTER]
+init-hook='import sys; sys.path.append("scripts")'
+
 [BASIC]
 # We're ok with short funtion argument names.
 # [invalid-name]
diff --git a/tests/scripts/scripts_path.py b/tests/scripts/scripts_path.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10bf6f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/scripts/scripts_path.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+"""Add our Python library directory to the module search path.
+
+Usage:
+
+    import scripts_path # pylint: disable=unused-import
+"""
+
+# Copyright The Mbed TLS Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+# 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 os
+import sys
+
+sys.path.append(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),
+                             os.path.pardir, os.path.pardir,
+                             'scripts'))