diff --git a/script/clean b/script/clean
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..f9f1b0da2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/script/clean
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+find . -type f -name '*.pyc' -delete
+
diff --git a/script/release b/script/release
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index 0000000000..fdd4a960cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/script/release
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -xe
+
+if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+    echo 'pass a version as first argument'
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+git tag $1
+git push --tags
+python setup.py sdist upload
+
+
diff --git a/script/test b/script/test
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index 0000000000..1ceefaad88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/script/test
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+nosetests