diff --git a/.github/workflows/bindings-python.yml b/.github/workflows/bindings-python.yml
index 1215af362f..370979fdcf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bindings-python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bindings-python.yml
@@ -117,6 +117,11 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: bindings/python
         run: tox -e lint-examples
 
+      - name: Run linter for tests
+        if: ${{ startsWith(matrix.os, 'ubuntu-latest') }}
+        working-directory: bindings/python
+        run: tox -e lint-tests
+
       - name: Run tests
         working-directory: bindings/python
         run: tox
diff --git a/bindings/python/examples/.pylintrc b/bindings/python/.pylintrc
similarity index 100%
rename from bindings/python/examples/.pylintrc
rename to bindings/python/.pylintrc
diff --git a/bindings/python/tests/address_generation_test.py b/bindings/python/tests/address_generation_test.py
index d7037dc94e..b4a87e9d7a 100644
--- a/bindings/python/tests/address_generation_test.py
+++ b/bindings/python/tests/address_generation_test.py
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 # Copyright 2023 IOTA Stiftung
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-from iota_sdk import Wallet, MnemonicSecretManager, CoinType, ClientOptions
 import shutil
+from iota_sdk import Wallet, MnemonicSecretManager, CoinType, ClientOptions
 
 
 def test_address_generation_iota():
diff --git a/bindings/python/tests/test_offline.py b/bindings/python/tests/test_offline.py
index 0e7b2601ab..4ae046a7ab 100644
--- a/bindings/python/tests/test_offline.py
+++ b/bindings/python/tests/test_offline.py
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@
 # Copyright 2023 IOTA Stiftung
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-from iota_sdk import Block, Client, MnemonicSecretManager, Utils, SecretManager, OutputId, hex_to_utf8, utf8_to_hex, Bip44, CoinType, Irc27Metadata, Irc30Metadata
 import json
 import unittest
+from iota_sdk import Block, Client, MnemonicSecretManager, Utils, SecretManager, OutputId, hex_to_utf8, utf8_to_hex, Bip44, CoinType, Irc27Metadata, Irc30Metadata
+
 
 # Read the test vector
-tv = dict()
-with open('../../sdk/tests/client/fixtures/test_vectors.json') as json_file:
+tv = {}
+with open('../../sdk/tests/client/fixtures/test_vectors.json', "r", encoding="utf-8") as json_file:
     tv = json.load(json_file)
 
 client = Client()
@@ -57,13 +58,11 @@ def test_output_id(self):
         transaction_id = '0x52fdfc072182654f163f5f0f9a621d729566c74d10037c4d7bbb0407d1e2c649'
         output_index = 42
         output_id = OutputId(transaction_id, output_index)
-        assert output_id.__repr__(
-        ) == '0x52fdfc072182654f163f5f0f9a621d729566c74d10037c4d7bbb0407d1e2c6492a00'
+        assert repr(output_id) == '0x52fdfc072182654f163f5f0f9a621d729566c74d10037c4d7bbb0407d1e2c6492a00'
 
         new_output_id = OutputId.from_string(
             '0x52fdfc072182654f163f5f0f9a621d729566c74d10037c4d7bbb0407d1e2c6492a00')
-        assert new_output_id.__repr__(
-        ) == '0x52fdfc072182654f163f5f0f9a621d729566c74d10037c4d7bbb0407d1e2c6492a00'
+        assert repr(new_output_id) == '0x52fdfc072182654f163f5f0f9a621d729566c74d10037c4d7bbb0407d1e2c6492a00'
         assert new_output_id.transaction_id == transaction_id
         assert new_output_id.output_index == output_index
 
diff --git a/bindings/python/tests/test_output.py b/bindings/python/tests/test_output.py
index 201d4059a2..daa3b97d1f 100644
--- a/bindings/python/tests/test_output.py
+++ b/bindings/python/tests/test_output.py
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 # Copyright 2023 IOTA Stiftung
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-from iota_sdk import BasicOutput, AliasOutput, FoundryOutput, NftOutput, IssuerFeature, MetadataFeature
 from dacite import from_dict
+from iota_sdk import BasicOutput, AliasOutput, FoundryOutput, NftOutput, IssuerFeature, MetadataFeature
 
 
 def test_feature():
diff --git a/bindings/python/tests/test_wallet_destroy.py b/bindings/python/tests/test_wallet_destroy.py
index 132b491602..f3e11fe70d 100644
--- a/bindings/python/tests/test_wallet_destroy.py
+++ b/bindings/python/tests/test_wallet_destroy.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # Copyright 2023 IOTA Stiftung
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-from iota_sdk import Wallet, MnemonicSecretManager, CoinType, ClientOptions, WalletError
 import shutil
 import unittest
+from iota_sdk import Wallet, MnemonicSecretManager, CoinType, ClientOptions, WalletError
 
 
 class WalletDestroy(unittest.TestCase):
diff --git a/bindings/python/tox.ini b/bindings/python/tox.ini
index b8a8c96a45..d436391bfe 100644
--- a/bindings/python/tox.ini
+++ b/bindings/python/tox.ini
@@ -30,4 +30,13 @@ deps =
     pylint
 commands =
     pip install .
-    pylint --rcfile=examples/.pylintrc examples/**/*.py
+    pylint --rcfile=.pylintrc examples/**/*.py
+
+[testenv:lint-tests]
+description = Run pylint {basepython} on tests
+deps =
+    -r requirements-dev.txt
+    pylint
+commands =
+    pip install .
+    pylint --disable=missing-function-docstring,missing-class-docstring --rcfile=.pylintrc tests/**/*.py