diff --git a/contents/monte_carlo_integration/code/python/monte_carlo.py b/contents/monte_carlo_integration/code/python/monte_carlo.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1ec73c33d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contents/monte_carlo_integration/code/python/monte_carlo.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# submitted by hybrideagle
+from random import random
+from math import pi
+
+
+def in_circle(x_pos, y_pos):
+    radius = 1
+    # Compute euclidian distance from origin
+    return (x_pos * x_pos + y_pos * y_pos) < (radius * radius)
+
+
+def monte_carlo(n):
+    """
+    Computes PI using the monte carlo method using `n` points 
+    """
+    pi_count = 0
+
+    for i in range(n):
+        x = random()
+        y = random()
+        if in_circle(x, y):
+            pi_count += 1
+
+    # This is using a quarter of the unit sphere in a 1x1 box.
+    # The formula is pi = (boxLength^2 / radius^2) * (piCount / n), but we
+    # are only using the upper quadrant and the unit circle, so we can use
+    # 4*piCount/n instead
+    # piEstimate = 4*piCount/n
+    pi_estimate = 4 * pi_count / n
+    print('Pi is {0:} ({1:.4f}% error)'.format(
+        pi_estimate, (pi - pi_estimate) / pi * 100))
+
+
+# If this file was run directly
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    monte_carlo(100000)
diff --git a/contents/monte_carlo_integration/monte_carlo_integration.md b/contents/monte_carlo_integration/monte_carlo_integration.md
index 84a158e92..7c5c5edaa 100644
--- a/contents/monte_carlo_integration/monte_carlo_integration.md
+++ b/contents/monte_carlo_integration/monte_carlo_integration.md
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ each point is tested to see whether it's in the circle or not:
 [import:13-15, lang:"java"](code/java/MonteCarlo.java)
 {% sample lang="swift" %}
 [import:15-17 lang:"swift"](code/swift/monte_carlo.swift)
+{% sample lang="python" %}
+[import:6-10 lang:"python"](code/python/monte_carlo.python)
 {% endmethod %}
 
 If it's in the circle, we increase an internal count by one, and in the end,
@@ -112,6 +114,8 @@ Feel free to submit your version via pull request, and thanks for reading!
 [import, lang:"java"](code/java/MonteCarlo.java)
 {% sample lang="swift" %}
 [import, lang:"swift"](code/swift/monte_carlo.swift)
+{% sample lang="python" %}
+[import, lang:"python"](code/python/monte_carlo.python)
 {% endmethod %}