diff --git a/drone/.drone.jsonnet b/drone/.drone.jsonnet
index f83be07222..ad3cbcd074 100644
--- a/drone/.drone.jsonnet
+++ b/drone/.drone.jsonnet
@@ -121,6 +121,29 @@ local sanity_check = {
   depends_on: ['build'],
 };
 
+local start_locally = {
+  name: 'start-locally',
+  image: 'alpine',
+  commands: ['./fake-gcs-server -backend memory -data $PWD/examples/data'],
+  detach: true,
+  depends_on: ['build'],
+};
+
+local test_python_script = {
+  name: 'test-python-example',
+  image: 'python:3',
+  pull: 'always',
+  commands: [
+    'pip install -r examples/python/requirements.txt',
+    'python examples/python/python.py',
+  ],
+  environment: {
+    EXTERNAL_URL: 'https://start-locally:4443',
+    PUBLIC_HOST: 'start-locally:4443',
+  },
+  depends_on: ['start-locally'],
+};
+
 local test_ci_dockerfile = {
   name: 'test-ci-dockerfile',
   image: 'plugins/docker',
@@ -148,6 +171,8 @@ local pipeline(go_version) = {
     lint,
     build(go_version),
     sanity_check,
+    start_locally,
+    test_python_script,
     test_ci_dockerfile,
   ] + if go_version == go_versions[0] then release_steps else [],
 };
diff --git a/drone/.drone.yml b/drone/.drone.yml
index 9a5808f600..ad388669b2 100644
--- a/drone/.drone.yml
+++ b/drone/.drone.yml
@@ -51,6 +51,26 @@ steps:
   depends_on:
   - build
 
+- name: start-locally
+  image: alpine
+  detach: true
+  commands:
+  - ./fake-gcs-server -backend memory -data $PWD/examples/data
+  depends_on:
+  - build
+
+- name: test-python-example
+  pull: always
+  image: python:3
+  commands:
+  - pip install -r examples/python/requirements.txt
+  - python examples/python/python.py
+  environment:
+    EXTERNAL_URL: https://start-locally:4443
+    PUBLIC_HOST: start-locally:4443
+  depends_on:
+  - start-locally
+
 - name: test-ci-dockerfile
   image: plugins/docker
   settings:
@@ -195,6 +215,26 @@ steps:
   depends_on:
   - build
 
+- name: start-locally
+  image: alpine
+  detach: true
+  commands:
+  - ./fake-gcs-server -backend memory -data $PWD/examples/data
+  depends_on:
+  - build
+
+- name: test-python-example
+  pull: always
+  image: python:3
+  commands:
+  - pip install -r examples/python/requirements.txt
+  - python examples/python/python.py
+  environment:
+    EXTERNAL_URL: https://start-locally:4443
+    PUBLIC_HOST: start-locally:4443
+  depends_on:
+  - start-locally
+
 - name: test-ci-dockerfile
   image: plugins/docker
   settings:
@@ -260,6 +300,26 @@ steps:
   depends_on:
   - build
 
+- name: start-locally
+  image: alpine
+  detach: true
+  commands:
+  - ./fake-gcs-server -backend memory -data $PWD/examples/data
+  depends_on:
+  - build
+
+- name: test-python-example
+  pull: always
+  image: python:3
+  commands:
+  - pip install -r examples/python/requirements.txt
+  - python examples/python/python.py
+  environment:
+    EXTERNAL_URL: https://start-locally:4443
+    PUBLIC_HOST: start-locally:4443
+  depends_on:
+  - start-locally
+
 - name: test-ci-dockerfile
   image: plugins/docker
   settings:
diff --git a/examples/python/python.py b/examples/python/python.py
index 665d683a9e..67de21361c 100644
--- a/examples/python/python.py
+++ b/examples/python/python.py
@@ -2,13 +2,15 @@
 # Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
 # license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
+import os
+
 import requests
 import urllib3
 from google.auth.credentials import AnonymousCredentials
 from google.cloud import storage
 
-EXTERNAL_URL = "https://127.0.0.1:4443"
-PUBLIC_HOST = "storage.gcs.127.0.0.1.nip.io:4443"
+EXTERNAL_URL = os.getenv("EXTERNAL_URL", "https://127.0.0.1:4443")
+PUBLIC_HOST = os.getenv("PUBLIC_HOST", "storage.gcs.127.0.0.1.nip.io:4443")
 
 storage._http.Connection.API_BASE_URL = (
     EXTERNAL_URL