diff --git a/ffi/python/Makefile b/ffi/python/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b4846f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ffi/python/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+include ../../common.mk
+
+SHE384_256_SLIB=libmclshe384_256.$(LIB_SUF)
+
+she_test: ../../lib/$(SHE384_256_SLIB)
+	env LD_LIBRARY_PATH=../../lib python3 she.py
+
+../../lib/$(SHE384_256_SLIB):
+	make -C ../../ lib/$(SHE384_256_SLIB)
diff --git a/ffi/python/readme.md b/ffi/python/readme.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48479d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ffi/python/readme.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# sample for Python
+
+## SHE
+
+```
+make test_she
+```
diff --git a/ffi/python/she.py b/ffi/python/she.py
index 4234a67..538515f 100644
--- a/ffi/python/she.py
+++ b/ffi/python/she.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import os
 import platform
 from ctypes import *
+#from ctypes.util import find_library
 
 BN254 = 0
 BLS12_381 = 5
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ def init(curveType=BN254):
 		libName = 'mclshe384_256.dll'
 	else:
 		raise RuntimeError("not support yet", name)
+#	lib = cdll.LoadLibrary(find_library(libName))
 	lib = cdll.LoadLibrary(libName)
 	ret = lib.sheInit(curveType, MCLBN_COMPILED_TIME_VAR)
 	if ret != 0: