diff --git a/syft/file/test-fixtures/classifiers/negative/.gitignore b/syft/file/test-fixtures/classifiers/negative/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7424f9e48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/syft/file/test-fixtures/classifiers/negative/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+!libpython2.7.so
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diff --git a/syft/file/test-fixtures/classifiers/negative/libpython2.7.so b/syft/file/test-fixtures/classifiers/negative/libpython2.7.so
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f9e8d96f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/syft/file/test-fixtures/classifiers/negative/libpython2.7.so
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# note: this should NOT match
+
+DO NOT DETECT
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diff --git a/syft/file/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/.gitignore b/syft/file/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5b1ba3eb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/syft/file/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+!libpython3.7.so
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diff --git a/syft/file/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/libpython3.7.so b/syft/file/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/libpython3.7.so
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aea0d1091
--- /dev/null
+++ b/syft/file/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/libpython3.7.so
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# note: this SHOULD match as python 3.7
+noise3.7.4a-vZ9!morenoise
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