diff --git a/pytest.ini b/pytest.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4dfaa5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pytest.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[pytest]
+addopts=--cov scraper
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 6bf7d4e..fe6e44e 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ tabulate>=0.8.1
 lxml>=4.2.5
 PyQt5>=5.13.0
 pytest>=5.3.1
+pytest-cov>=2.8.1
diff --git a/todo.md b/todo.md
index 656e3d0..a37289b 100644
--- a/todo.md
+++ b/todo.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 - refactor so all BS4 stuff takes place in parser class(es)
 - make changes to GUI (see `gui.py`)
 - use pathlib instea of os module
+- mypy for type checking
 
 - Travis CI
 - setup tools sorted so a proper installation process can work