diff --git a/python/Pipfile b/python/Pipfile
index 053f344dcb..796c6282e1 100644
--- a/python/Pipfile
+++ b/python/Pipfile
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ verify_ssl = true
 
 [dev-packages]
 flake8 = ">=3.6.0"
+mypy = ">=0.770"
 pylint = ">=2.8.0"
 
 [packages]
diff --git a/python/Pipfile.lock b/python/Pipfile.lock
index 5c34019060..626e68403f 100644
--- a/python/Pipfile.lock
+++ b/python/Pipfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "_meta": {
         "hash": {
-            "sha256": "3c842ab9c72c40d24d146349aa144e00e4dec1c358c812cfa96489411f5b3f87"
+            "sha256": "14d171b3d86759e1fdfb9e55f66be4a696b6afa8f627d6c4778f8398c6a66b98"
         },
         "pipfile-spec": 6,
         "requires": {
@@ -84,6 +84,41 @@
             ],
             "version": "==0.6.1"
         },
+        "mypy": {
+            "hashes": [
+                "sha256:0d0a87c0e7e3a9becdfbe936c981d32e5ee0ccda3e0f07e1ef2c3d1a817cf73e",
+                "sha256:25adde9b862f8f9aac9d2d11971f226bd4c8fbaa89fb76bdadb267ef22d10064",
+                "sha256:28fb5479c494b1bab244620685e2eb3c3f988d71fd5d64cc753195e8ed53df7c",
+                "sha256:2f9b3407c58347a452fc0736861593e105139b905cca7d097e413453a1d650b4",
+                "sha256:33f159443db0829d16f0a8d83d94df3109bb6dd801975fe86bacb9bf71628e97",
+                "sha256:3f2aca7f68580dc2508289c729bd49ee929a436208d2b2b6aab15745a70a57df",
+                "sha256:499c798053cdebcaa916eef8cd733e5584b5909f789de856b482cd7d069bdad8",
+                "sha256:4eec37370483331d13514c3f55f446fc5248d6373e7029a29ecb7b7494851e7a",
+                "sha256:552a815579aa1e995f39fd05dde6cd378e191b063f031f2acfe73ce9fb7f9e56",
+                "sha256:5873888fff1c7cf5b71efbe80e0e73153fe9212fafdf8e44adfe4c20ec9f82d7",
+                "sha256:61a3d5b97955422964be6b3baf05ff2ce7f26f52c85dd88db11d5e03e146a3a6",
+                "sha256:674e822aa665b9fd75130c6c5f5ed9564a38c6cea6a6432ce47eafb68ee578c5",
+                "sha256:7ce3175801d0ae5fdfa79b4f0cfed08807af4d075b402b7e294e6aa72af9aa2a",
+                "sha256:9743c91088d396c1a5a3c9978354b61b0382b4e3c440ce83cf77994a43e8c521",
+                "sha256:9f94aac67a2045ec719ffe6111df543bac7874cee01f41928f6969756e030564",
+                "sha256:a26f8ec704e5a7423c8824d425086705e381b4f1dfdef6e3a1edab7ba174ec49",
+                "sha256:abf7e0c3cf117c44d9285cc6128856106183938c68fd4944763003decdcfeb66",
+                "sha256:b09669bcda124e83708f34a94606e01b614fa71931d356c1f1a5297ba11f110a",
+                "sha256:cd07039aa5df222037005b08fbbfd69b3ab0b0bd7a07d7906de75ae52c4e3119",
+                "sha256:d23e0ea196702d918b60c8288561e722bf437d82cb7ef2edcd98cfa38905d506",
+                "sha256:d65cc1df038ef55a99e617431f0553cd77763869eebdf9042403e16089fe746c",
+                "sha256:d7da2e1d5f558c37d6e8c1246f1aec1e7349e4913d8fb3cb289a35de573fe2eb"
+            ],
+            "index": "pypi",
+            "version": "==0.812"
+        },
+        "mypy-extensions": {
+            "hashes": [
+                "sha256:090fedd75945a69ae91ce1303b5824f428daf5a028d2f6ab8a299250a846f15d",
+                "sha256:2d82818f5bb3e369420cb3c4060a7970edba416647068eb4c5343488a6c604a8"
+            ],
+            "version": "==0.4.3"
+        },
         "pycodestyle": {
             "hashes": [
                 "sha256:514f76d918fcc0b55c6680472f0a37970994e07bbb80725808c17089be302068",
diff --git a/python/setup.cfg b/python/setup.cfg
index bd88b44ad8..b485d6161d 100644
--- a/python/setup.cfg
+++ b/python/setup.cfg
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ exclude = __pycache__,
 strict = True
 python_version = 3.6
 warn_unused_configs = True
+namespace_packages = True
 
 [pylint.messages control]
 # Disable the message, report, category or checker with the given id(s). You