diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b1f7323..14fc340 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ __pycache__/
 build/
 dist/
 *.egg-info/
+.coverage
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85d103d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+PYTHON ?= python
+NOSETESTS ?= nosetests
+
+clean:
+	$(PYTHON) setup.py clean
+	rm -rf dist
+
+dev:
+	$(PYTHON) setup.py develop
+
+undev:
+	$(PYTHON) setup.py develop --uninstall
+
+install:
+	$(PYTHON) setup.py install
+
+test:
+	$(NOSETESTS) -s -v
+
+test-coverage:
+	rm -rf coverage .coverage
+	$(NOSETESTS) -s -v --with-coverage
\ No newline at end of file