diff --git a/src/python/oftest/packet.py b/src/python/oftest/packet.py
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+# Distributed under the OpenFlow Software License (see LICENSE)
+# Copyright (c) 2010 The Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University
+# Copyright (c) 2012, 2013 Big Switch Networks, Inc.
+"""
+Wrap scapy to satisfy pylint
+"""
+
+try:
+    import scapy.layers.l2
+    import scapy.layers.inet
+    import scapy.layers.inet6
+except ImportError:
+    sys.exit("Need to install scapy for packet parsing")
+
+Ether = scapy.layers.l2.Ether
+LLC = scapy.layers.l2.LLC
+SNAP = scapy.layers.l2.SNAP
+Dot1Q = scapy.layers.l2.Dot1Q
+IP = scapy.layers.inet.IP
+IPOption = scapy.layers.inet.IPOption
+IPv6 = scapy.layers.inet6.IPv6
+ARP = scapy.layers.inet.ARP
+TCP = scapy.layers.inet.TCP
+UDP = scapy.layers.inet.UDP
+ICMP = scapy.layers.inet.ICMP
+ICMPv6Unknown = scapy.layers.inet6.ICMPv6Unknown
+ICMPv6EchoRequest = scapy.layers.inet6.ICMPv6EchoRequest