diff --git a/tools/docker/Makefile b/tools/docker/Makefile
index 9a2bf095b2..38ee983f3f 100644
--- a/tools/docker/Makefile
+++ b/tools/docker/Makefile
@@ -484,6 +484,7 @@ define build_lang_distro =
 $$(foreach stage,${LANG_STAGES},$$(eval $$(call build_lang_stage,$1,$2,cpp,$${stage})))
 $$(foreach stage,${LANG_STAGES},$$(eval $$(call build_lang_stage,$1,$2,dotnet,$${stage})))
 $$(foreach stage,${LANG_STAGES},$$(eval $$(call build_lang_stage,$1,$2,java,$${stage})))
+$$(foreach stage,${LANG_STAGES},$$(eval $$(call build_lang_stage,$1,$2,python,$${stage})))
 endef
 
 define build_lang_platform =
@@ -554,18 +555,24 @@ $$(foreach stage,${STAGES} export,$$(eval $$(call merge_stage,$1,$${stage})))
 $$(foreach stage,${LANG_STAGES} export,$$(eval $$(call merge_stage,$1,cpp_$${stage})))
 $$(foreach stage,${LANG_STAGES} export,$$(eval $$(call merge_stage,$1,dotnet_$${stage})))
 $$(foreach stage,${LANG_STAGES} export,$$(eval $$(call merge_stage,$1,java_$${stage})))
+$$(foreach stage,${LANG_STAGES} export,$$(eval $$(call merge_stage,$1,python_$${stage})))
 
 build_targets := $(addprefix $1_, ${STAGES} export) \
  $(addprefix $1_cpp_, ${LANG_STAGES} export) \
  $(addprefix $1_dotnet_, ${LANG_STAGES} export) \
- $(addprefix $1_java_, ${LANG_STAGES} export)
+ $(addprefix $1_java_, ${LANG_STAGES} export) \
+ $(addprefix $1_python_, ${LANG_STAGES} export)
 .PHONY: $${build_targets}
 $${build_targets}: $1_%: $(addprefix $1_, $(addsuffix _%, ${DISTROS}))
 
+.PHONY: $1_export
+$1_export: $1_cpp_export $1_dotnet_export $1_java_export $1_python_export
+
 clean_targets := $(addprefix clean_$1_, ${STAGES} export) \
  $(addprefix clean_$1_cpp_, ${LANG_STAGES} export) \
  $(addprefix clean_$1_dotnet_, ${LANG_STAGES} export) \
- $(addprefix clean_$1_java_, ${LANG_STAGES} export)
+ $(addprefix clean_$1_java_, ${LANG_STAGES} export) \
+ $(addprefix clean_$1_python_, ${LANG_STAGES} export)
 .PHONY: $${clean_targets}
 $${clean_targets}: clean_$1_%: $(addprefix clean_$1_, $(addsuffix _%, ${DISTROS}))
 
diff --git a/tools/docker/test/alpine-edge/python.Dockerfile b/tools/docker/test/alpine-edge/python.Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..feba0b34cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/docker/test/alpine-edge/python.Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Create a virtual environment with all tools installed
+# ref: https://hub.docker.com/_/alpine
+FROM alpine:edge AS env
+
+#############
+##  SETUP  ##
+#############
+ENV PATH=/usr/local/bin:$PATH
+RUN apk add --no-cache make
+
+# Install Python
+RUN apk add --no-cache python3-dev py3-pip py3-wheel py3-numpy
+RUN python3 -m pip install absl-py mypy-protobuf
+ENTRYPOINT ["/bin/sh", "-c"]
+CMD ["/bin/sh"]
+
+WORKDIR /root
+ADD or-tools_amd64_alpine-edge_python_v*.tar.gz .
+
+RUN cd or-tools_*_v* && make test
diff --git a/tools/docker/test/archlinux/python.Dockerfile b/tools/docker/test/archlinux/python.Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..adafc4b8ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/docker/test/archlinux/python.Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Create a virtual environment with all tools installed
+# ref: https://hub.docker.com/_/archlinux/
+FROM archlinux:latest AS env
+
+#############
+##  SETUP  ##
+#############
+ENV PATH=/usr/local/bin:$PATH
+RUN pacman -Syu --noconfirm make
+ENTRYPOINT ["/bin/bash", "-c"]
+CMD [ "/bin/bash" ]
+
+# Install Python
+RUN pacman -Syu --noconfirm python python-pip python-numpy
+RUN python -m pip install absl-py mypy-protobuf
+
+WORKDIR /root
+ADD or-tools_amd64_alpine-edge_python_v*.tar.gz .
+
+RUN cd or-tools_*_v* && make test
diff --git a/tools/docker/test/centos-7/python.Dockerfile b/tools/docker/test/centos-7/python.Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9f2b6cd656
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/docker/test/centos-7/python.Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# ref: https://hub.docker.com/_/centos
+FROM centos:7
+
+#############
+##  SETUP  ##
+#############
+RUN yum -y update \
+&& yum -y groupinstall 'Development Tools' \
+&& yum clean all \
+&& rm -rf /var/cache/yum
+
+# Install Python
+RUN yum -y update \
+&& yum -y install python3 python3-devel python3-pip numpy \
+&& yum clean all \
+&& rm -rf /var/cache/yum
+
+WORKDIR /root
+ADD or-tools_amd64_centos-7_python_v*.tar.gz .
+
+RUN cd or-tools_*_v* && make test
diff --git a/tools/docker/test/centos-8/python.Dockerfile b/tools/docker/test/centos-8/python.Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ac4b5fe20d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/docker/test/centos-8/python.Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# ref: https://quay.io/repository/centos/centos
+FROM quay.io/centos/centos:stream8
+
+RUN dnf -y update \
+&& dnf -y groupinstall 'Development Tools' \
+&& dnf clean all \
+&& rm -rf /var/cache/dnf
+
+# Install Python
+RUN dnf -y update \
+&& dnf -y install python3 python3-devel python3-pip \
+&& dnf clean all \
+&& rm -rf /var/cache/dnf
+
+WORKDIR /root
+ADD or-tools_amd64_centos-8_python_v*.tar.gz .
+
+RUN cd or-tools_*_v* && make test
diff --git a/tools/docker/test/debian-10/python.Dockerfile b/tools/docker/test/debian-10/python.Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4e991a5ae4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/docker/test/debian-10/python.Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# ref: https://hub.docker.com/_/debian
+FROM debian:10
+
+RUN apt-get update \
+&& apt-get install -y -q build-essential zlib1g-dev \
+&& apt-get clean \
+&& rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /tmp/* /var/tmp/*
+ENTRYPOINT ["/bin/bash", "-c"]
+CMD ["/bin/bash"]
+
+# Install CMake 3.21.1
+RUN ARCH=$(uname -m) \
+&& wget -q "https://cmake.org/files/v3.21/cmake-3.21.1-linux-${ARCH}.sh" \
+&& chmod a+x cmake-3.21.1-linux-${ARCH}.sh \
+&& ./cmake-3.21.1-linux-${ARCH}.sh --prefix=/usr/local/ --skip-license \
+&& rm cmake-3.21.1-linux-${ARCH}.sh
+
+WORKDIR /root
+ADD or-tools_amd64_debian-10_python_v*.tar.gz .
+
+RUN cd or-tools_*_v* && make test
diff --git a/tools/docker/test/debian-11/python.Dockerfile b/tools/docker/test/debian-11/python.Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6f8a4749d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/docker/test/debian-11/python.Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# ref: https://hub.docker.com/_/debian
+FROM debian:11
+
+RUN apt-get update \
+&& apt-get install -y -q build-essential zlib1g-dev \
+&& apt-get clean \
+&& rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /tmp/* /var/tmp/*
+ENTRYPOINT ["/bin/bash", "-c"]
+CMD ["/bin/bash"]
+
+# Install CMake 3.21.1
+RUN ARCH=$(uname -m) \
+&& wget -q "https://cmake.org/files/v3.21/cmake-3.21.1-linux-${ARCH}.sh" \
+&& chmod a+x cmake-3.21.1-linux-${ARCH}.sh \
+&& ./cmake-3.21.1-linux-${ARCH}.sh --prefix=/usr/local/ --skip-license \
+&& rm cmake-3.21.1-linux-${ARCH}.sh
+
+WORKDIR /root
+ADD or-tools_amd64_debian-11_python_v*.tar.gz .
+
+RUN cd or-tools_*_v* && make test
diff --git a/tools/docker/test/fedora-33/python.Dockerfile b/tools/docker/test/fedora-33/python.Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..963d1136e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/docker/test/fedora-33/python.Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# ref: https://hub.docker.com/_/fedora
+FROM fedora:33
+
+RUN dnf -y update \
+&& dnf -y install git \
+ wget which redhat-lsb-core pkgconfig autoconf libtool zlib-devel \
+&& dnf -y groupinstall "Development Tools" \
+&& dnf -y install gcc-c++ cmake \
+&& dnf clean all
+
+WORKDIR /root
+ADD or-tools_amd64_fedora-33_python_v*.tar.gz .
+
+RUN cd or-tools_*_v* && make test
diff --git a/tools/docker/test/fedora-34/python.Dockerfile b/tools/docker/test/fedora-34/python.Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a2594b2d01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/docker/test/fedora-34/python.Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# ref: https://hub.docker.com/_/fedora
+FROM fedora:34
+
+RUN dnf -y update \
+&& dnf -y install git \
+ wget which redhat-lsb-core pkgconfig autoconf libtool zlib-devel \
+&& dnf -y groupinstall "Development Tools" \
+&& dnf -y install gcc-c++ cmake \
+&& dnf clean all
+
+WORKDIR /root
+ADD or-tools_amd64_fedora-34_python_v*.tar.gz .
+
+RUN cd or-tools_*_v* && make test
diff --git a/tools/docker/test/fedora-35/python.Dockerfile b/tools/docker/test/fedora-35/python.Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7854dd299d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/docker/test/fedora-35/python.Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# ref: https://hub.docker.com/_/fedora
+FROM fedora:35
+
+RUN dnf -y update \
+&& dnf -y install git \
+ wget which redhat-lsb-core pkgconfig autoconf libtool zlib-devel \
+&& dnf -y groupinstall "Development Tools" \
+&& dnf -y install gcc-c++ cmake \
+&& dnf clean all
+
+WORKDIR /root
+ADD or-tools_amd64_fedora-35_python_v*.tar.gz .
+
+RUN cd or-tools_*_v* && make test
diff --git a/tools/docker/test/fedora-36/python.Dockerfile b/tools/docker/test/fedora-36/python.Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d38be1802f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/docker/test/fedora-36/python.Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# ref: https://hub.docker.com/_/fedora
+FROM fedora:36
+
+RUN dnf -y update \
+&& dnf -y install git \
+ wget which redhat-lsb-core pkgconfig autoconf libtool zlib-devel \
+&& dnf -y groupinstall "Development Tools" \
+&& dnf -y install gcc-c++ cmake \
+&& dnf clean all
+
+WORKDIR /root
+ADD or-tools_amd64_fedora-36_python_v*.tar.gz .
+
+RUN cd or-tools_*_v* && make test
diff --git a/tools/docker/test/opensuse-leap/python.Dockerfile b/tools/docker/test/opensuse-leap/python.Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f432f6a0c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/docker/test/opensuse-leap/python.Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Create a virtual environment with all tools installed
+# ref: https://hub.docker.com/r/opensuse/leap
+FROM opensuse/leap
+
+# Install system build dependencies
+ENV PATH=/usr/local/bin:$PATH
+RUN zypper refresh \
+&& zypper install -y make \
+&& zypper clean -a
+ENV CC=gcc-11 CXX=g++-11
+ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/bin/bash", "-c"]
+CMD ["/usr/bin/bash"]
+
+# Python Install
+RUN zypper install -y python3-devel python3-pip python3-wheel \
+&& zypper clean -a
+RUN python3 -m pip install absl-py mypy-protobuf
+
+WORKDIR /root
+ADD or-tools_amd64_opensuse-leap_python_v*.tar.gz .
+
+RUN cd or-tools_*_v* && make test
diff --git a/tools/docker/test/ubuntu-18.04/python.Dockerfile b/tools/docker/test/ubuntu-18.04/python.Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2292e41089
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/docker/test/ubuntu-18.04/python.Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# ref: https://hub.docker.com/_/ubuntu
+FROM ubuntu:18.04
+
+RUN apt-get update \
+&& apt-get install -yq make \
+&& apt-get clean \
+&& rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /tmp/* /var/tmp/*
+
+WORKDIR /root
+ADD or-tools_amd64_ubuntu-18.04_python_v*.tar.gz .
+
+RUN cd or-tools_*_v* && make test
diff --git a/tools/docker/test/ubuntu-20.04/python.Dockerfile b/tools/docker/test/ubuntu-20.04/python.Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b68292cb53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/docker/test/ubuntu-20.04/python.Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# ref: https://hub.docker.com/_/ubuntu
+FROM ubuntu:20.04
+
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+RUN apt-get update \
+&& apt-get install -yq make \
+&& apt-get clean \
+&& rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /tmp/* /var/tmp/*
+ENTRYPOINT ["/bin/bash", "-c"]
+CMD ["/bin/bash"]
+
+WORKDIR /root
+ADD or-tools_amd64_ubuntu-20.04_python_v*.tar.gz .
+
+RUN cd or-tools_*_v* && make test
diff --git a/tools/docker/test/ubuntu-22.04/python.Dockerfile b/tools/docker/test/ubuntu-22.04/python.Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d88044fea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/docker/test/ubuntu-22.04/python.Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# ref: https://hub.docker.com/_/ubuntu
+FROM ubuntu:22.04
+
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+RUN apt-get update -qq \
+&& apt-get install -yq make \
+&& apt-get clean \
+&& rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /tmp/* /var/tmp/*
+
+WORKDIR /root
+ADD or-tools_amd64_ubuntu-22.04_python_v*.tar.gz .
+
+RUN cd or-tools_*_v* && make test