diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 3ccdaff..49d9db0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
         python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
     - name: Run tests
       run: |
-        bash bin/test.sh
+        python scripts/test.py
     - name: Update release branch
       if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
       run: |
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5905867..d510c1c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Only usable by users with the `owner` scope. Only usable in a DM with the bot us
 Syncs bot commands and reloads the state file, or closes down the bot. 
 
 ## Development
-Current development is on Linux, though running on Mac or Windows should work fine, although some scripts are currently bash.
+Current development is on Linux, though running on Mac or Windows should work fine.
 
 ### Dependencies
 * `python3` - Obviously, ideally 3.11
@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ pip install -r requirements.txt
 VSCode can then be configured to use this new `.venv` and is the recommended way to develop.
 
 ### Tests
-Python tests are written to use `pytest` and cover most internal functionality. Tests can be run in the same way as in the Github Actions with [`bin/test.sh`](`bin/test.sh`), which lints all python code and runs any tests with `pytest`.
+Python tests are written to use `pytest` and cover most internal functionality. Tests can be run in the same way as in the Github Actions with [`scripts/test.py`](`scripts/test.py`), which lints all python code and runs any tests with `pytest`.
 
 #### Coverage
-A helper script [`bin/coverage.sh`](bin/coverage.sh) is available to generate a html view on current code coverage.
+A helper script [`scripts/test-cov.py`](scripts/test-cov.py) is available to generate a html view on current code coverage.
 
 ## Hosting
 
@@ -82,11 +82,11 @@ See [`py/config.py`](py/config.py) for explanations for any extra settings here.
 ### Running
 It is recommended to only ever run the `release` branch in production, as this branch has passed the tests.
 
-Running the bot can be as simple as `python3 bin/matchy.py`, but a [`bin/run.py`](bin/run.py) script is provided to update with `git pull`, enter the `.venv`, install new `pip` dependencies and run the bot. 
+Running the bot can be as simple as `python3 scripts/matchy.py`, but a [`scripts/run.py`](scripts/run.py) script is provided to update to the latest release, install any new `pip` dependencies and run the bot. 
 
-The following command can be used to execute `run.sh` command on a loop, allowing the bot to be updated with a simple `$close` command from an owner, exiting the loop if the bot throws any fatal errors.
+The following command can be used to execute `run.py` on a loop, allowing the bot to be updated with a simple `$close` command from an `owner` user, but will still exit the loop if the bot throws a fatal error.
 ```
-while ./bin/run.sh; end
+while ./scripts/run.py; end
 ```
 
 ### State
diff --git a/bin/coverage.sh b/bin/coverage.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index b1ddb63..0000000
--- a/bin/coverage.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-set -x
-set -e
-
-pytest --cov=. --cov-report=html
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bin/run.sh b/bin/run.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 7b09ccb..0000000
--- a/bin/run.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-set -x
-set -e
-
-git pull
-if [ ! -d .venv ]; then
-    python3 -m venv .venv
-fi
-source .venv/bin/activate
-python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
-python py/matchy.py
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bin/test.sh b/bin/test.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index d019117..0000000
--- a/bin/test.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-set -x
-set -e
-
-# Check formatting and linting
-flake8 --max-line-length 120 $(git ls-files '*.py')
-
-# Run pytest
-pytest
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 893184e..cdc2eb2 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,14 +2,18 @@ aiohappyeyeballs==2.3.5
 aiohttp==3.10.3
 aiosignal==1.3.1
 attrs==24.2.0
+autopep8==2.3.1
 coverage==7.6.1
 discord.py==2.4.0
 flake8==7.1.1
 frozenlist==1.4.1
+gitdb==4.0.11
+GitPython==3.1.43
 idna==3.7
 iniconfig==2.0.0
 mccabe==0.7.0
 multidict==6.0.5
+overrides==7.7.0
 packaging==24.1
 pluggy==1.5.0
 pycodestyle==2.12.1
@@ -17,4 +21,5 @@ pyflakes==3.2.0
 pytest==8.3.2
 pytest-cov==5.0.0
 schema==0.7.7
+smmap==5.0.1
 yarl==1.9.4
diff --git a/scripts/run.py b/scripts/run.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a9440fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/run.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import sys
+import git
+import subprocess
+
+# Pull the release branch
+repo = git.Repo(search_parent_directories=True)
+if repo.active_branch.name != "release":
+    print(f"Refusing to run on branch '{repo.active_branch.name}'")
+    sys.exit(1)
+repo.remotes.origin.pull()
+
+# Install any new pip requirements
+subprocess.run([sys.executable, "-m", "pip", "install",
+               "-r", "requirements.txt"], check=True)
+
+# Run Matchy!
+subprocess.run([sys.executable, "py/matchy.py"], check=True)
diff --git a/scripts/test-cov.py b/scripts/test-cov.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5363c33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/test-cov.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import pytest
+import sys
+
+# Run pytest with a coverage report
+exitcode = pytest.main([
+    "--cov", ".",
+    "--cov-report", "html"
+])
+sys.exit(exitcode)
diff --git a/scripts/test.py b/scripts/test.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ceebefe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import pytest
+import sys
+from flake8.main.application import Application
+
+# Run flake
+app = Application()
+ret = app.run(["--max-line-length", "120", "py/", "scripts/"])
+flake_exitcode = app.exit_code()
+print(flake_exitcode)
+
+# Run pytest
+pytest_exitcode = pytest.main()
+
+# Exit based on the two codes
+sys.exit(flake_exitcode + pytest_exitcode)