diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 97d01c3d..10bcac5f 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -103,3 +103,23 @@ updates:
     package-ecosystem: "gradle"
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
+
+  - directory: "/testing/native/python-pytest"
+    package-ecosystem: "pip"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+
+  - directory: "/testing/native/python-unittest"
+    package-ecosystem: "pip"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+
+  - directory: "/testing/testcontainers/python-pytest"
+    package-ecosystem: "pip"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+
+  - directory: "/testing/testcontainers/python-unittest"
+    package-ecosystem: "pip"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing-native-python.yml b/.github/workflows/testing-native-python.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..89e5e63f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing-native-python.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+name: Native Testing with Python
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: ~
+    paths:
+    - '.github/workflows/testing-native-python.yml'
+    - 'testing/native/python**'
+    - 'requirements.txt'
+  push:
+    branches: [ main ]
+    paths:
+    - '.github/workflows/testing-native-python.yml'
+    - 'testing/native/python**'
+    - 'requirements.txt'
+
+  # Allow job to be triggered manually.
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+  # Run job each night after CrateDB nightly has been published.
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 3 * * *'
+
+# Cancel in-progress jobs when pushing to the same branch.
+concurrency:
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    name: "
+     Python: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+     CrateDB: ${{ matrix.cratedb-version }}
+     on ${{ matrix.os }}"
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os: [ 'ubuntu-latest', 'macos-latest' ]
+        python-version: [ '3.7', '3.11' ]
+        cratedb-version: [ 'nightly' ]
+
+    steps:
+
+      - name: Acquire sources
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+          architecture: x64
+          cache: 'pip'
+          cache-dependency-path: |
+            requirements.txt
+            testing/native/python-pytest/requirements.txt
+            testing/native/python-unittest/requirements.txt
+
+      - name: Install utilities
+        run: |
+          pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+      - name: Validate testing/native/python-{pytest,unittest}
+        run: |
+          ngr test --accept-no-venv testing/native/python-pytest
+          ngr test --accept-no-venv testing/native/python-unittest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing-testcontainers-python.yml b/.github/workflows/testing-testcontainers-python.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d7fcec9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing-testcontainers-python.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+name: Testcontainers for Python
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: ~
+    paths:
+    - '.github/workflows/testing-testcontainers-python.yml'
+    - 'testing/testcontainers/python**'
+    - 'requirements.txt'
+  push:
+    branches: [ main ]
+    paths:
+    - '.github/workflows/testing-testcontainers-python.yml'
+    - 'testing/testcontainers/python**'
+    - 'requirements.txt'
+
+  # Allow job to be triggered manually.
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+  # Run job each night after CrateDB nightly has been published.
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 3 * * *'
+
+# Cancel in-progress jobs when pushing to the same branch.
+concurrency:
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    name: "
+     Python: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+     CrateDB: ${{ matrix.cratedb-version }}
+     on ${{ matrix.os }}"
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os: [ 'ubuntu-latest' ]
+        python-version: [ '3.7', '3.12' ]
+        cratedb-version: [ 'nightly' ]
+
+    steps:
+
+      - name: Acquire sources
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+          architecture: x64
+          cache: 'pip'
+          cache-dependency-path: |
+            requirements.txt
+            testing/testcontainers/python-pytest/requirements.txt
+            testing/testcontainers/python-unittest/requirements.txt
+
+      - name: Install utilities
+        run: |
+          pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+      - name: Validate testing/testcontainers/python-{pytest,unittest}
+        run: |
+          ngr test --accept-no-venv testing/testcontainers/python-pytest
+          ngr test --accept-no-venv testing/testcontainers/python-unittest
diff --git a/testing/native/python-pytest/README.md b/testing/native/python-pytest/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..67da4626
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/native/python-pytest/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# Using "pytest-crate" with CrateDB and pytest
+
+[pytest-crate] wraps the CrateDB test layer from [cr8], and provides
+a few pytest fixtures to conveniently make it accessible for test
+cases based on pytest.
+
+This folder contains example test cases demonstrating how to use the
+`crate`, `crate_cursor`, and `crate_cursor` pytest fixtures exported
+by [pytest-crate].
+
+> [!TIP]
+> Please also refer to the header sections of each of the provided
+> example programs, to learn more about what's exactly inside.
+
+
+## Run Tests
+
+Acquire the `cratedb-examples` repository, and install sandbox and
+prerequisites.
+```shell
+git clone https://github.com/crate/cratedb-examples
+cd cratedb-examples
+python3 -m venv .venv
+source .venv/bin/activate
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+```
+
+Then, invoke the integration test cases.
+```shell
+export TC_KEEPALIVE=true
+ngr test testing/native/python-pytest
+```
+
+Alternatively, you can change your working directory to the selected
+test case folder, and run `pytest` inside there.
+```shell
+cd testing/native/python-pytest
+pytest
+```
+
+
+[cr8]: https://pypi.org/project/cr8/
+[pytest-crate]: https://pypi.org/project/pytest-crate/
diff --git a/testing/native/python-pytest/pyproject.toml b/testing/native/python-pytest/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eb399722
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/native/python-pytest/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[tool.pytest.ini_options]
+minversion = "2.0"
+addopts = """
+  -rsfEX -p pytester --strict-markers --verbosity=3
+  --capture=no
+  """
+log_level = "DEBUG"
+log_cli_level = "DEBUG"
+testpaths = ["*.py"]
+xfail_strict = true
diff --git a/testing/native/python-pytest/requirements.txt b/testing/native/python-pytest/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..642ad119
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/native/python-pytest/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+crash==0.31.2
+pytest<9
+pytest-crate==0.3.0
diff --git a/testing/native/python-pytest/test_pytest.py b/testing/native/python-pytest/test_pytest.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..97febc93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/native/python-pytest/test_pytest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+"""
+Using "pytest-crate" with CrateDB and pytest
+
+Build test harnesses around CrateDB using the `crate` pytest fixture
+exported by `pytest-crate`. In turn, this is using `CrateNode`
+exported by `cr8`.
+
+https://pypi.org/project/pytest-crate/
+https://pypi.org/project/cr8/
+"""
+import subprocess
+
+SQL_STATEMENT = "SELECT * FROM sys.summits ORDER BY height DESC LIMIT 3;"
+
+
+def test_crash(crate):
+    """
+    After provisioning a test instance of CrateDB, invoke `crash`.
+    """
+    http_url = crate.dsn()
+    command = f"time crash --hosts '{http_url}' --command 'SELECT * FROM sys.summits ORDER BY height DESC LIMIT 3;'"
+    subprocess.check_call(command, shell=True)
+
+
+def test_crate(crate):
+    assert crate.dsn().startswith("http://127.0.0.1:42")
+    assert "http" in crate.addresses
+    assert crate.addresses["http"].host == "127.0.0.1"
+    assert 4300 > crate.addresses["http"].port >= 4200
+    assert "psql" in crate.addresses
+    assert crate.addresses["psql"].host == "127.0.0.1"
+    assert 5500 > crate.addresses["psql"].port >= 5432
+    assert "transport" in crate.addresses
+    assert crate.addresses["transport"].host == "127.0.0.1"
+    assert 4400 > crate.addresses["transport"].port >= 4300
+
+
+def test_cursor(crate_cursor):
+    crate_cursor.execute("SELECT 1")
+    assert crate_cursor.fetchone() == [1]
+
+
+def test_execute(crate_execute, crate_cursor):
+    for stmt in [
+        "CREATE TABLE pytest (name STRING, version INT)",
+        "INSERT INTO pytest (name, version) VALUES ('test_execute', 1)",
+        "REFRESH TABLE pytest",
+    ]:
+        crate_execute(stmt)
+    crate_cursor.execute("SELECT name, version FROM pytest")
+    assert crate_cursor.fetchall() == [["test_execute", 1]]
diff --git a/testing/native/python-unittest/.ngr-type b/testing/native/python-unittest/.ngr-type
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d225aa5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/native/python-unittest/.ngr-type
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+python-unittest
diff --git a/testing/native/python-unittest/README.md b/testing/native/python-unittest/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c5eb01f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/native/python-unittest/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+# Using "cr8" test layers with CrateDB and unittest
+
+[cr8] provides a subsystem to invoke throwaway instances of CrateDB
+for testing purposes.
+
+This folder contains example test cases demonstrating how to use the
+`create_node` utility function and the `CrateNode` class, exported
+by [cr8], within your Python unittest-based test cases.
+
+> [!TIP]
+> Please also refer to the header sections of each of the provided
+> example programs, to learn more about what's exactly inside.
+
+
+## Run Tests
+
+Acquire the `cratedb-examples` repository, and install sandbox and
+prerequisites.
+```shell
+git clone https://github.com/crate/cratedb-examples
+cd cratedb-examples
+python3 -m venv .venv
+source .venv/bin/activate
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+```
+
+Then, invoke the integration test cases.
+```shell
+export TC_KEEPALIVE=true
+ngr test testing/native/python-unittest
+```
+
+Alternatively, you can change your working directory to the selected
+test case folder, and run `unittest` inside there.
+```shell
+cd testing/native/python-unittest
+python -m unittest -vvv
+```
+
+
+[cr8]: https://pypi.org/project/cr8/
diff --git a/testing/native/python-unittest/requirements.txt b/testing/native/python-unittest/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f20843ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/native/python-unittest/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+cr8==0.25.0
+crash==0.31.2
diff --git a/testing/native/python-unittest/test_unittest.py b/testing/native/python-unittest/test_unittest.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9c56fe2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/native/python-unittest/test_unittest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+"""
+Using "cr8" test layers with CrateDB and unittest
+
+Build test harnesses around CrateDB using the `create_node`
+primitive exported by `cr8`.
+
+https://pypi.org/project/cr8/
+"""
+import subprocess
+from unittest import TestCase
+
+from cr8.run_crate import create_node
+
+# Run a testing instance of CrateDB.
+# TODO: How to select a nightly release?
+cratedb_layer = create_node(version="latest-testing")
+
+SQL_STATEMENT = "SELECT * FROM sys.summits ORDER BY height DESC LIMIT 3;"
+
+
+def setUpModule():
+    cratedb_layer.start()
+
+
+def tearDownModule():
+    cratedb_layer.stop()
+
+
+class CrashTest(TestCase):
+
+    def test_crash(self):
+        """
+        After provisioning a test instance of CrateDB, invoke `crash`.
+        """
+        http_url = cratedb_layer.http_url
+        command = f"time crash --hosts '{http_url}' --command '{SQL_STATEMENT}'"
+        subprocess.check_call(command, shell=True)
diff --git a/testing/testcontainers/python-pytest/README.md b/testing/testcontainers/python-pytest/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f6fe5606
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/testcontainers/python-pytest/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# Using "Testcontainers for Python" with CrateDB and pytest
+
+[Testcontainers] is an open source framework for providing throwaway,
+lightweight instances of databases, message brokers, web browsers, or
+just about anything that can run in a Docker container.
+
+This folder contains example test cases demonstrating how to use the
+`cratedb_service` pytest fixture exported by [cratedb-toolkit].
+
+> [!TIP]
+> Please also refer to the header sections of each of the provided
+> example programs, to learn more about what's exactly inside.
+
+
+## Run Tests
+
+Acquire the `cratedb-examples` repository, and install sandbox and
+prerequisites.
+```shell
+git clone https://github.com/crate/cratedb-examples
+cd cratedb-examples
+python3 -m venv .venv
+source .venv/bin/activate
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+```
+
+Then, invoke the integration test cases.
+```shell
+export TC_KEEPALIVE=true
+ngr test testing/testcontainers/python-pytest
+```
+
+Alternatively, you can change your working directory to the selected
+test case folder, and run `pytest` inside there.
+```shell
+cd testing/testcontainers/python-pytest
+pytest
+```
+
+
+[cratedb-toolkit]: https://pypi.org/project/cratedb-toolkit/
+[Testcontainers]: https://testcontainers.org/
diff --git a/testing/testcontainers/python-pytest/pyproject.toml b/testing/testcontainers/python-pytest/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eb399722
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/testcontainers/python-pytest/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[tool.pytest.ini_options]
+minversion = "2.0"
+addopts = """
+  -rsfEX -p pytester --strict-markers --verbosity=3
+  --capture=no
+  """
+log_level = "DEBUG"
+log_cli_level = "DEBUG"
+testpaths = ["*.py"]
+xfail_strict = true
diff --git a/testing/testcontainers/python-pytest/requirements.txt b/testing/testcontainers/python-pytest/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..31c14085
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/testcontainers/python-pytest/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+crash==0.31.2
+cratedb-toolkit[testing]==0.0.4
+pytest<9
diff --git a/testing/testcontainers/python-pytest/test_pytest.py b/testing/testcontainers/python-pytest/test_pytest.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..af27cd83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/testcontainers/python-pytest/test_pytest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+"""
+Using "Testcontainers for Python" with CrateDB and pytest
+
+Build test harnesses around CrateDB using the `cratedb_service`
+pytest fixture exported by `cratedb-toolkit`.
+
+https://pypi.org/project/cratedb-toolkit/
+"""
+import subprocess
+from pprint import pprint
+
+SQL_STATEMENT = "SELECT * FROM sys.summits ORDER BY height DESC LIMIT 3;"
+
+
+def test_crash(cratedb_service):
+    """
+    After provisioning a test instance of CrateDB, invoke `crash`.
+    """
+    http_url = cratedb_service.get_http_url()
+    command = f"time crash --hosts '{http_url}' --command '{SQL_STATEMENT}'"
+    subprocess.check_call(command, shell=True)
+
+
+def test_sql(cratedb_service):
+    """
+    After provisioning a test instance of CrateDB, invoke an SQL statement.
+    """
+    results = cratedb_service.database.run_sql(SQL_STATEMENT, records=True)
+    pprint(results)
diff --git a/testing/testcontainers/python-unittest/.ngr-type b/testing/testcontainers/python-unittest/.ngr-type
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d225aa5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/testcontainers/python-unittest/.ngr-type
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+python-unittest
diff --git a/testing/testcontainers/python-unittest/README.md b/testing/testcontainers/python-unittest/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4b2a116e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/testcontainers/python-unittest/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# Using "Testcontainers for Python" with CrateDB and unittest
+
+[Testcontainers] is an open source framework for providing throwaway,
+lightweight instances of databases, message brokers, web browsers, or
+just about anything that can run in a Docker container.
+
+This folder contains example test cases demonstrating how to use the
+`CrateDBTestAdapter` test layer utility exported by [cratedb-toolkit].
+
+> [!TIP]
+> Please also refer to the header sections of each of the provided
+> example programs, to learn more about what's exactly inside.
+
+
+## Run Tests
+
+Acquire the `cratedb-examples` repository, and install sandbox and
+prerequisites.
+```shell
+git clone https://github.com/crate/cratedb-examples
+cd cratedb-examples
+python3 -m venv .venv
+source .venv/bin/activate
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+```
+
+Then, invoke the integration test cases.
+```shell
+export TC_KEEPALIVE=true
+ngr test testing/testcontainers/python-unittest
+```
+
+Alternatively, you can change your working directory to the selected
+test case folder, and run `unittest` inside there.
+```shell
+cd testing/testcontainers/python-unittest
+python -m unittest -vvv
+```
+
+
+[cratedb-toolkit]: https://pypi.org/project/cratedb-toolkit/
+[Testcontainers]: https://testcontainers.org/
diff --git a/testing/testcontainers/python-unittest/requirements.txt b/testing/testcontainers/python-unittest/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..29524e55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/testcontainers/python-unittest/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+crash==0.31.2
+cratedb-toolkit[testing]==0.0.4
diff --git a/testing/testcontainers/python-unittest/test_unittest.py b/testing/testcontainers/python-unittest/test_unittest.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9c911246
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/testcontainers/python-unittest/test_unittest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+"""
+Using "Testcontainers for Python" with CrateDB and unittest
+
+Build test harnesses around CrateDB using the `CrateDBTestAdapter`
+exported by `cratedb-toolkit`.
+
+https://pypi.org/project/cratedb-toolkit/
+"""
+import subprocess
+from pprint import pprint
+from unittest import TestCase
+
+from cratedb_toolkit.testing.testcontainers.cratedb import CrateDBTestAdapter
+
+cratedb_layer = CrateDBTestAdapter()
+
+SQL_STATEMENT = "SELECT * FROM sys.summits ORDER BY height DESC LIMIT 3;"
+
+
+def setUpModule():
+    cratedb_layer.start()
+
+
+def tearDownModule():
+    cratedb_layer.stop()
+
+
+class CrashTest(TestCase):
+
+    def test_crash(self):
+        """
+        After provisioning a test instance of CrateDB, invoke `crash`.
+        """
+        http_url = cratedb_layer.get_http_url()
+        command = f"time crash --hosts '{http_url}' --command '{SQL_STATEMENT}'"
+        subprocess.check_call(command, shell=True)
+
+    def test_sql(self):
+        """
+        After provisioning a test instance of CrateDB, invoke an SQL statement.
+        """
+        results = cratedb_layer.database.run_sql(SQL_STATEMENT, records=True)
+        pprint(results)