* Makefile.am configure.in python/Makefile.am python/tests/Makefile.am

python/tests/basic.py: added first python test script and
  a 'make tests' target
Daniel

Makefile.am

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Makefile for libvirt python library
 
+SUBRIRS= . tests
+
 INCLUDES = \
         -I$(PYTHON_INCLUDES) \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/include \
@@ -60,3 +62,8 @@ $(libvirtmod_la_OBJECTS): $(GENERATED)
 else
 all: 
 endif
+
+dummy:
+
+tests test: all dummy
+	-@(cd tests && $(MAKE) MAKEFLAGS+=--silent tests)

tests/Makefile.am

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+EXAMPLE_DIR = $(datadir)/doc/libvirt-python-$(LIBVIRT_VERSION)/examples
+
+PYTESTS=		\
+	basic.py
+
+EXTRA_DIST = $(PYTESTS)
+
+if WITH_PYTHON
+tests: $(PYTESTS)
+	@echo "## running Python regression tests"
+	-@(PYTHONPATH="..:../src/.libs:$(srcdir)/../src:$$PYTHONPATH" ; \
+	   export PYTHONPATH; \
+	   LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$(top_builddir)/src/.libs:$$LD_LIBRARY_PATH" ; \
+	   export LD_LIBRARY_PATH; \
+	   for test in $(PYTESTS) ; \
+	   do log=`$(PYTHON) $(srcdir)/$$test` ; \
+	   if [ "`echo $$log | grep OK`" = "" ] ; then \
+	   echo "-- $$test" ; echo "$$log" ; fi ; done)
+else
+tests:
+endif
+
+clean:
+	rm -f *.pyc core
+
+install-data-local:
+	$(mkinstalldirs) $(DESTDIR)$(EXAMPLE_DIR)
+	-(for test in $(PYTESTS); \
+	  do @INSTALL@ -m 0644 $(srcdir)/$$test $(DESTDIR)$(EXAMPLE_DIR) ; done)
+

tests/basic.py

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python -u
+import libvirt
+import sys
+
+conn = libvirt.openReadOnly(None)
+if conn == None:
+    print 'Failed to open connection to the hypervisor'
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+# print conn
+
+dom0 = conn.lookupByName("Domain-0")
+if dom0 == None:
+    print 'Failed to find the main domain'
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+# print dom0
+
+print "Domain 0: id %d running %s" % (dom0.ID(), dom0.OSType())
+print dom0.info()
+del dom0
+del conn
+print "OK"
+
+sys.exit(0)