diff --git a/content/_code-samples/checks/py/account_checks.py b/content/_code-samples/checks/py/account_checks.py
index 8b13789179..a3e53097c2 100644
--- a/content/_code-samples/checks/py/account_checks.py
+++ b/content/_code-samples/checks/py/account_checks.py
@@ -1 +1,111 @@
+from xrpl.clients import JsonRpcClient
+from xrpl.models import AccountObjects
+from xrpl.utils import drops_to_xrp, ripple_time_to_datetime
 
+client = JsonRpcClient("https://s.altnet.rippletest.net:51234") # connect to the testnetwork
+
+
+
+"""Helper methods for working with token names"""
+
+def hex_to_symbol(hex: str = None) -> str:
+    """token hex_to_symbol."""
+    if len(hex) > 3:
+        bytes_string = bytes.fromhex(str(hex)).decode('utf-8')
+        return bytes_string.rstrip('\x00')
+    return hex
+
+
+# Query the ledger for all xrp checks an account has created or received
+
+# wallet address to query
+wallet_addr = str
+
+# dict to store all the checks
+checks_dict = {}
+
+# list of sent checks
+sent = []
+
+# list of received checks
+receive = []
+
+# build request
+req = AccountObjects(account=wallet_addr, ledger_index="validated", type="check")
+
+# make request and return result
+response = client.request(req)
+result = response.result
+
+# parse result
+if "account_objects" in result:
+    account_checks = result["account_objects"]
+    for check in account_checks:
+        if isinstance(check["SendMax"], str):
+            check_data = {}
+            check_data["sender"] = check["Account"]
+            check_data["receiver"] = check["Destination"]
+            if "Expiration" in check:
+                check_data["expiry_date"] = str(ripple_time_to_datetime(check["Expiration"]))
+            check_data["amount"] = str(drops_to_xrp(check["SendMax"]))
+            check_data["check_id"] = check["index"]
+            if check_data["sender"] == wallet_addr:
+                sent.append(check_data)
+            elif check_data["sender"] != wallet_addr:
+                receive.append(check_data)
+
+# sort checks
+checks_dict["sent"] = sent
+checks_dict["receive"] = receive
+print(checks_dict)
+
+
+
+############################# Query for token checks #############################
+
+
+
+# Query the ledger for all token checks an account has created or received
+
+# wallet address to query
+wallet_addr = str
+
+# dict to store all the checks
+checks_dict = {}
+
+# list of sent checks
+sent = []
+
+# list of received checks
+receive = []
+
+# build request
+req = AccountObjects(account=wallet_addr, ledger_index="validated", type="check")
+
+# make request and return result
+response = client.request(req)
+result = response.result
+
+# parse result
+if "account_objects" in result:
+    account_checks = result["account_objects"]
+    for check in account_checks:
+        if isinstance(check["SendMax"], dict):
+            check_data = {}
+            check_data["sender"] = check["Account"]
+            check_data["receiver"] = check["Destination"]
+            if "Expiration" in check:
+                check_data["expiry_date"] = str(ripple_time_to_datetime(check["Expiration"]))
+            check_data["token"] = hex_to_symbol(check["SendMax"]["currency"])
+            check_data["issuer"] = check["SendMax"]["issuer"]
+            check_data["amount"] = check["SendMax"]["value"]
+            check_data["check_id"] = check["index"]
+            if check_data["sender"] == wallet_addr:
+                sent.append(check_data)
+            elif check_data["sender"] != wallet_addr:
+                receive.append(check_data)
+
+# sort checks
+checks_dict["sent"] = sent
+checks_dict["receive"] = receive
+print(checks_dict)