diff --git a/scriptlib/py/stdout_per_second.py b/scriptlib/py/stdout_per_second.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ddc04572
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scriptlib/py/stdout_per_second.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+import time
+import sys
+while True:
+    print('.',end='')
+    sys.stdout.flush()
+    time.sleep(1)
+