diff --git a/.arclint b/.arclint
index 7ff3319be..f98064824 100644
--- a/.arclint
+++ b/.arclint
@@ -1,12 +1,19 @@
 {
     "linters": {
         "format": {
             "type": "clang-format",
             "include": [ "(\\.cc$)", "(\\.hh$)" ],
             "exclude": "(^third-party/)"
         },
+	"python": {
+            "type": "pyflakes",
+	    "bin": "pyflakes3",
+            "include": [ "(\\.py$)" ],
+            "exclude": "(^third-party/)"
+        },
+
         "merges": {
             "type": "merge-conflict"
         }
     }
 }