diff --git a/src/testdir/pyxfile/py2_magic.py b/src/testdir/pyxfile/py2_magic.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..819892f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/pyxfile/py2_magic.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# requires python 2.x
+
+import sys
+print(sys.version)
diff --git a/src/testdir/pyxfile/py2_shebang.py b/src/testdir/pyxfile/py2_shebang.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13bfc49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/pyxfile/py2_shebang.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python2
+
+import sys
+print(sys.version)
diff --git a/src/testdir/pyxfile/py3_magic.py b/src/testdir/pyxfile/py3_magic.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4b7ee0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/pyxfile/py3_magic.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# requires python 3.x
+
+import sys
+print(sys.version)
diff --git a/src/testdir/pyxfile/py3_shebang.py b/src/testdir/pyxfile/py3_shebang.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec05808
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/pyxfile/py3_shebang.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python3
+
+import sys
+print(sys.version)
diff --git a/src/testdir/pyxfile/pyx.py b/src/testdir/pyxfile/pyx.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..261a651
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/pyxfile/pyx.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+import sys
+print(sys.version)