diff --git a/LibreNMS/Util/Version.php b/LibreNMS/Util/Version.php
index fa9d850351..4b7f3a9335 100644
--- a/LibreNMS/Util/Version.php
+++ b/LibreNMS/Util/Version.php
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 namespace LibreNMS\Util;
 
 use LibreNMS\DB\Eloquent;
+use Symfony\Component\Process\Process;
 
 class Version
 {
@@ -88,4 +89,16 @@ class Version
             ? rtrim(shell_exec("git show --pretty='%ct' -s HEAD"))
             : '';
     }
+
+    public static function python()
+    {
+        $proc = new Process(['python3', '--version']);
+        $proc->run();
+
+        if ($proc->getExitCode() !== 0) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return explode(' ', rtrim($proc->getOutput()), 2)[1] ?? null;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/LibreNMS/Validations/Python.php b/LibreNMS/Validations/Python.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1d8e783dbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LibreNMS/Validations/Python.php
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Python.php
+ *
+ * Check that various Python modules and functions exist.
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * @package    LibreNMS
+ * @link       http://librenms.org
+ * @copyright  2020 Thomas Berberich
+ * @author     Thomas Berberich <sourcehhdoctor@gmail.com>
+ */
+
+namespace LibreNMS\Validations;
+
+use LibreNMS\Config;
+use LibreNMS\Util\Version;
+use LibreNMS\Validator;
+
+class Python extends BaseValidation
+{
+    const PYTHON_MIN_VERSION = '3.4.0';
+
+    /**
+     * Validate this module.
+     * To return ValidationResults, call ok, warn, fail, or result methods on the $validator
+     *
+     * @param Validator $validator
+     */
+    public function validate(Validator $validator)
+    {
+        $version = Version::python();
+
+        if (empty($version)) {
+            $validator->fail('python3 not found');
+            return; // no need to check anything else
+        }
+
+        $this->checkVersion($validator, $version);
+        $this->checkExtensions($validator);
+    }
+
+    private function checkVersion(Validator $validator, $version)
+    {
+        if (version_compare($version, self::PYTHON_MIN_VERSION, '<')) {
+            $validator->warn('Python version ' . self::PYTHON_MIN_VERSION . ' is the minimum supported version. We recommend you update Python to a supported version.');
+        }
+    }
+
+    private function checkExtensions(Validator $validator)
+    {
+        $pythonExtensions = 'scripts/check_requirements.py';
+        exec(Config::get('install_dir') . '/' . $pythonExtensions . ' -v', $output, $returnval);
+
+        if ($returnval !== 0) {
+            $validator->fail("Python3 module issue found: '" . ($output[0] ?? '') . "'");
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/AboutController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/AboutController.php
index 9adbaaa873..4c8e332a41 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/AboutController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/AboutController.php
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ class AboutController extends Controller
             'version_local'     => $version->local(),
             'version_mysql'     => current(DB::selectOne('select version()')),
             'version_php'       => phpversion(),
+            'version_python'    => Version::python(),
             'version_webserver' => $request->server('SERVER_SOFTWARE'),
             'version_rrdtool'   => str_replace('1.7.01.7.0', '1.7.0', implode(' ', array_slice(explode(' ', shell_exec(
                 Config::get('rrdtool', 'rrdtool') . ' --version | head -n1'
diff --git a/includes/common.php b/includes/common.php
index b331be497f..49867a4938 100644
--- a/includes/common.php
+++ b/includes/common.php
@@ -1007,6 +1007,7 @@ function version_info($remote = false)
     }
     $output['db_schema']   = vsprintf('%s (%s)', $version->database());
     $output['php_ver']     = phpversion();
+    $output['python_ver']  = \LibreNMS\Util\Version::python();
     $output['mysql_ver']   = dbIsConnected() ? dbFetchCell('SELECT version()') : '?';
     $output['rrdtool_ver'] = str_replace('1.7.01.7.0', '1.7.0', implode(' ', array_slice(explode(' ', shell_exec(
         Config::get('rrdtool', 'rrdtool') . ' --version |head -n1'
diff --git a/resources/views/about/index.blade.php b/resources/views/about/index.blade.php
index 72ac1530fb..7ca552cd41 100644
--- a/resources/views/about/index.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/about/index.blade.php
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@
                     <td><b>@lang('PHP')</b></td>
                     <td>{{ $version_php }}</td>
                 </tr>
+                <tr>
+                    <td><b>@lang('Python')</b></td>
+                    <td>{{ $version_python }}</td>
+                </tr>
                 <tr>
                     <td><b>@lang('MySQL')</b></td>
                     <td>{{ $version_mysql }}</td>
diff --git a/scripts/check_requirements.py b/scripts/check_requirements.py
index fce327bb5c..6cfdbdff6e 100755
--- a/scripts/check_requirements.py
+++ b/scripts/check_requirements.py
@@ -1,17 +1,27 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env python3
 import os
+import sys
 import pkg_resources
 from pkg_resources import DistributionNotFound, VersionConflict
 
+args = sys.argv
+
+# verbose flag
+verbose = '-v' in args
+
 target = os.path.realpath(os.path.dirname(__file__) + '/../requirements.txt')
 
 with open(target, 'r') as file:
     requirements = file.read().rstrip().split("\n")
     try:
         pkg_resources.require(requirements)
-    except DistributionNotFound:
+    except DistributionNotFound as req:
+        if verbose:
+            print(req)
         exit(1)
-    except VersionConflict:
+    except VersionConflict as req:
+        if verbose:
+            print(req)
         exit(2)
     exit(0)
 
diff --git a/validate.php b/validate.php
index 91094d7f27..a46f6a5d68 100755
--- a/validate.php
+++ b/validate.php
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ if (isset($options['h'])) {
           - php: check that various PHP modules and functions exist
           - poller: check that the poller and discovery are running properly
           - programs: check that external programs exist and are executable
+          - python: check that various Python modules and functions exist
           - updates: checks the status of git and updates
           - user: check that the LibreNMS user is set properly
 
@@ -159,6 +160,7 @@ Component | Version
 LibreNMS  | ${versions['local_ver']}
 DB Schema | ${versions['db_schema']}
 PHP       | ${versions['php_ver']}
+Python    | ${versions['python_ver']}
 MySQL     | ${versions['mysql_ver']}
 RRDTool   | ${versions['rrdtool_ver']}
 SNMP      | ${versions['netsnmp_ver']}