diff --git a/.coveragerc b/.coveragerc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..34a1bebf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.coveragerc
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# .coveragerc to control coverage
+
+[run]
+branch = True
+
+source = .
+
+[html]
+directory = htmlcov
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..89437a9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+.coverage
+shippable/
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ec522d27..2a282d12 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,3 +2,7 @@ Python Sample
 =====================
 
 Simple Python sample with tests using Nose and Coverage.
+
+This sample is built for Shippable, a docker based continuous integration and deployment platform.
+
+[![Build Status](https://apibeta.shippable.com/projects/5673b2c81895ca4474669428/badge/master)](https://beta.shippable.com/projects/5673b2c81895ca4474669428)
diff --git a/shippable.yml b/shippable.yml
index 3bdcdf82..9c472f6a 100755
--- a/shippable.yml
+++ b/shippable.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 language: python
 
 python:
+ # - 2.6
   - 2.7
+  - 3.2
+  - 3.3
+  #- 3.4
+  #- pypy
 
 install:
   - pip install -r requirements.txt
@@ -12,6 +17,17 @@ before_script:
   - mkdir -p shippable/codecoverage
 
 script:
-  - nosetests test.py --with-xunit --xunit-file=shippable/testresults/nosetests.xml
-  - which python && coverage run --branch test.py
-  - which python && coverage xml -o shippable/codecoverage/coverage.xml test.py
\ No newline at end of file
+  - which python
+  - coverage run `which nosetests` test.py --with-xunit --xunit-file=shippable/testresults/nosetests.xml
+  - coverage xml -o shippable/codecoverage/coverage.xml
+  # exclude
+#branches:
+ #  - TEST
+
+notifications:
+  email:
+    varsha@shippable.com
+  irc: "chat.freenode.net#test-irc"
+   
+archive: true
+#cache: true