diff --git a/.github/ci/properties/python.properties.json b/.github/ci/properties/python.properties.json
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+{
+    "name": "Python build",
+    "description": "Build the python packages",
+    "iconName": "python",
+    "categories": ["Continuous integration", "Python"]
+}
diff --git a/.github/ci/python.yml b/.github/ci/python.yml
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+---
+name: Python application
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ $default-branch ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ $default-branch ]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  build-debian:
+    runs-on: debian-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Set up Python 3.10
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.10"
+      - name: Build package
+        run: |
+          make
+