diff --git a/src/testdir/Make_all.mak b/src/testdir/Make_all.mak
index 12abb78..c01634c 100644
--- a/src/testdir/Make_all.mak
+++ b/src/testdir/Make_all.mak
@@ -176,6 +176,8 @@
 	    test_packadd.res \
 	    test_perl.res \
 	    test_profile.res \
+	    test_python2.res \
+	    test_python3.res \
 	    test_pyx2.res \
 	    test_pyx3.res \
 	    test_quickfix.res \
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_python2.vim b/src/testdir/test_python2.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb98c1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/test_python2.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+" Test for python 2 commands.
+" TODO: move tests from test87.in here.
+
+if !has('python')
+  finish
+endif
+
+func Test_pydo()
+  " Check deleting lines does not trigger ml_get error.
+  py import vim
+  new
+  call setline(1, ['one', 'two', 'three'])
+  pydo vim.command("%d_")
+  bwipe!
+
+  " Check switching to another buffer does not trigger ml_get error.
+  new
+  let wincount = winnr('$')
+  call setline(1, ['one', 'two', 'three'])
+  pydo vim.command("new")
+  call assert_equal(wincount + 1, winnr('$'))
+  bwipe!
+  bwipe!
+endfunc
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_python3.vim b/src/testdir/test_python3.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb241da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/test_python3.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+" Test for python 2 commands.
+" TODO: move tests from test88.in here.
+
+if !has('python3')
+  finish
+endif
+
+func Test_py3do()
+  " Check deleting lines does not trigger an ml_get error.
+  py3 import vim
+  new
+  call setline(1, ['one', 'two', 'three'])
+  py3do vim.command("%d_")
+  bwipe!
+
+  " Check switching to another buffer does not trigger an ml_get error.
+  new
+  let wincount = winnr('$')
+  call setline(1, ['one', 'two', 'three'])
+  py3do vim.command("new")
+  call assert_equal(wincount + 1, winnr('$'))
+  bwipe!
+  bwipe!
+endfunc