diff --git a/test/args.1.t b/test/args.1.t
index a5126b1af..7532d9cd4 100755
--- a/test/args.1.t
+++ b/test/args.1.t
@@ -1,72 +1,73 @@
-#! /usr/bin/env perl
-################################################################################
-##
-## Copyright 2006 - 2015, Paul Beckingham, Federico Hernandez.
-##
-## Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
-## of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
-## in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
-## to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
-## copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
-## furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
-##
-## The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
-## in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-##
-## THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
-## OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
-## FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
-## THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
-## LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
-## OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
-## SOFTWARE.
-##
-## http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
-##
-################################################################################
+#!/usr/bin/env python2.7
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+###############################################################################
+#
+# Copyright 2006 - 2015, Paul Beckingham, Federico Hernandez.
+#
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+# of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+# in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+# to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+# copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+# furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+#
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
+# in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+#
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
+# OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+# THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+# LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+# OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+# SOFTWARE.
+#
+# http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
+#
+###############################################################################
 
-use strict;
-use warnings;
-use Test::More tests => 8;
+import sys
+import os
+import unittest
+# Ensure python finds the local simpletap module
+sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
 
-# Ensure environment has no influence.
-delete $ENV{'TASKDATA'};
-delete $ENV{'TASKRC'};
+from basetest import Task, TestCase
 
-use File::Basename;
-my $ut = basename ($0);
-my $rc = $ut . '.rc';
 
-# Create the rc file.
-if (open my $fh, '>', $rc)
-{
-  print $fh "data.location=.\n",
-            "confirmation=off\n";
-  close $fh;
-}
+class TestIDPosition(TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        """Executed before each test in the class"""
+        self.t = Task()
 
-# Test id before command, and id after command.
-qx{../src/task rc:$rc add one 2>&1};
-qx{../src/task rc:$rc add two 2>&1};
-qx{../src/task rc:$rc add three 2>&1};
-my $output = qx{../src/task rc:$rc list 2>&1};
-like ($output, qr/one/,                                 "$ut: task 1 added");
-like ($output, qr/two/,                                 "$ut: task 2 added");
-like ($output, qr/three/,                               "$ut: task 3 added");
+        self.t(("add", "one"))
+        self.t(("add", "two"))
+        self.t(("add", "three"))
 
-$output = qx{../src/task rc:$rc 1 done 2>&1};
-like ($output, qr/^Completed 1 task\.$/ms,              "$ut: COMMAND after ID");
+    def test_id(self):
+        """Test id before and after command"""
+        code, out, err = self.t(("list",))
 
-$output = qx{../src/task rc:$rc rc.allow.empty.filter:yes done 2 2>&1};
-like ($output, qr/^Command prevented from running.$/ms, "$ut: ID after COMMAND, allowing empty filter");
-unlike ($output, qr/^Completed 1 task\.$/ms,            "$ut: ID after COMMAND, allowing empty filter");
+        self.assertIn("one", out)
+        self.assertIn("two", out)
+        self.assertIn("three", out)
 
-$output = qx{../src/task rc:$rc rc.allow.empty.filter:no done 2 2>&1};
-like ($output, qr/^You did not specify a filter, and with the 'allow\.empty\.filter' value, no action is taken\.$/ms,
-                                                        "$ut: ID after COMMAND, disallowing empty filter");
-unlike ($output, qr/^Completed 1 task\.$/ms,            "$ut: ID after COMMAND, disallowing empty filter");
+        code, out, err = self.t(("1", "done"))
+        self.assertIn("Completed 1 task.", out)
 
-# Cleanup.
-unlink qw(pending.data completed.data undo.data backlog.data), $rc;
-exit 0;
+        filter = "rc.allow.empty.filter:yes"
+        code, out, err = self.t.runError((filter, "done", "2"))
+        self.assertIn("Command prevented from running.", err)
+        self.assertNotIn("Completed 1 task.", out)
 
+        filter = "rc.allow.empty.filter:no"
+        code, out, err = self.t.runError((filter, "done", "2"))
+        self.assertIn("You did not specify a filter, and with the "
+                      "'allow.empty.filter' value, no action is taken.", err)
+        self.assertNotIn("Completed 1 task.", out)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    from simpletap import TAPTestRunner
+    unittest.main(testRunner=TAPTestRunner())
+
+# vim: ai sts=4 et sw=4