diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/python-tests.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c765c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-tests.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+# This workflow will install Python dependencies, run tests and lint with a variety of Python versions
+# For more information see: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/automating-builds-and-tests/building-and-testing-python
+
+name: Test esdl4tulipa
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "docs/**"
+      - "*.md"
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "docs/**"
+      - "*.md"
+
+jobs:
+  format:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          allow-prereleases: true
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install black toml
+      - name: Format source w/ black
+        # fail when file(s) would be formatted
+        run: black --check src tests
+
+  lint:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ["py310", "py311", "py312"]
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Ruff with Python target version ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        uses: chartboost/ruff-action@v1
+        with:
+          src: './src'
+          args: "check --target-version ${{ matrix.python-version }}"
+
+  test:
+    needs: [format, lint]
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os: ['ubuntu-latest', 'macos-latest', 'windows-latest']
+        python-version: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      with:
+        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        cache: 'pip'
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        python -m pip install .[dev]
+    - name: Test with pytest
+      run: |
+        pytest
+
+  type-check:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    continue-on-error: true
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          allow-prereleases: true
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install mypy{,_extensions}
+      - name: Type check w/ mypy
+        run: echo y | mypy --install-types --check-untyped-defs --pretty src tests