diff --git a/python/src/iceberg/transforms.py b/python/src/iceberg/transforms.py
index 39ec5d538e1d..db8f4fd777b7 100644
--- a/python/src/iceberg/transforms.py
+++ b/python/src/iceberg/transforms.py
@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
+import base64
 import struct
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 from decimal import Decimal
+from functools import singledispatchmethod
 from typing import Generic, Optional, TypeVar
 from uuid import UUID
 
@@ -37,7 +39,8 @@
     TimeType,
     UUIDType,
 )
-from iceberg.utils.decimal import decimal_to_bytes
+from iceberg.utils import datetime
+from iceberg.utils.decimal import decimal_to_bytes, truncate_decimal
 
 S = TypeVar("S")
 T = TypeVar("T")
@@ -224,6 +227,160 @@ def hash(self, value: UUID) -> int:
         )
 
 
+def _base64encode(buffer: bytes) -> str:
+    """Converts bytes to base64 string"""
+    return base64.b64encode(buffer).decode("ISO-8859-1")
+
+
+class IdentityTransform(Transform[S, S]):
+    """Transforms a value into itself.
+
+    Example:
+        >>> transform = IdentityTransform(StringType())
+        >>> transform.apply('hello-world')
+        'hello-world'
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, source_type: IcebergType):
+        super().__init__(
+            "identity",
+            f"transforms.identity(source_type={repr(source_type)})",
+        )
+        self._type = source_type
+
+    def apply(self, value: Optional[S]) -> Optional[S]:
+        return value
+
+    def can_transform(self, source: IcebergType) -> bool:
+        return source.is_primitive
+
+    def result_type(self, source: IcebergType) -> IcebergType:
+        return source
+
+    @property
+    def preserves_order(self) -> bool:
+        return True
+
+    def satisfies_order_of(self, other: Transform) -> bool:
+        """ordering by value is the same as long as the other preserves order"""
+        return other.preserves_order
+
+    def to_human_string(self, value: Optional[S]) -> str:
+        return self._human_string(value)
+
+    @singledispatchmethod
+    def _human_string(self, value: Optional[S]) -> str:
+        return str(value) if value is not None else "null"
+
+    @_human_string.register(bytes)
+    def _(self, value: bytes) -> str:
+        return _base64encode(value)
+
+    @_human_string.register(int)
+    def _(self, value: int) -> str:
+        return self._int_to_human_string(self._type, value)
+
+    @singledispatchmethod
+    def _int_to_human_string(self, value_type: IcebergType, value: int) -> str:
+        return str(value)
+
+    @_int_to_human_string.register(DateType)
+    def _(self, value_type: IcebergType, value: int) -> str:
+        return datetime.to_human_day(value)
+
+    @_int_to_human_string.register(TimeType)
+    def _(self, value_type: IcebergType, value: int) -> str:
+        return datetime.to_human_time(value)
+
+    @_int_to_human_string.register(TimestampType)
+    def _(self, value_type: IcebergType, value: int) -> str:
+        return datetime.to_human_timestamp(value)
+
+    @_int_to_human_string.register(TimestamptzType)
+    def _(self, value_type: IcebergType, value: int) -> str:
+        return datetime.to_human_timestamptz(value)
+
+
+class TruncateTransform(Transform[S, S]):
+    """A transform for truncating a value to a specified width.
+    Args:
+      source_type (Type): An Iceberg Type of IntegerType, LongType, StringType, BinaryType or DecimalType
+      width (int): The truncate width
+    Raises:
+      ValueError: If a type is provided that is incompatible with a Truncate transform
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, source_type: IcebergType, width: int):
+        super().__init__(
+            f"truncate[{width}]",
+            f"transforms.truncate(source_type={repr(source_type)}, width={width})",
+        )
+        self._type = source_type
+        self._width = width
+
+    @property
+    def width(self):
+        return self._width
+
+    def apply(self, value: Optional[S]) -> Optional[S]:
+        return self._truncate_value(value) if value is not None else None
+
+    @singledispatchmethod
+    def _truncate_value(self, value: S) -> S:
+        raise ValueError(f"Cannot truncate value: {value}")
+
+    @_truncate_value.register(int)
+    def _(self, value):
+        """Truncate a given int value into a given width if feasible."""
+        if type(self._type) in {IntegerType, LongType}:
+            return value - value % self._width
+        else:
+            raise ValueError(f"Cannot truncate type: {self._type} for value: {value}")
+
+    @_truncate_value.register(str)
+    def _(self, value):
+        """Truncate a given string to a given width."""
+        return value[0 : min(self._width, len(value))]
+
+    @_truncate_value.register(bytes)
+    def _(self, value):
+        """Truncate a given binary bytes into a given width."""
+        if isinstance(self._type, BinaryType):
+            return value[0 : min(self._width, len(value))]
+        else:
+            raise ValueError(f"Cannot truncate type: {self._type}")
+
+    @_truncate_value.register(Decimal)
+    def _(self, value):
+        """Truncate a given decimal value into a given width."""
+        return truncate_decimal(value, self._width)
+
+    def can_transform(self, source: IcebergType) -> bool:
+        return self._type == source
+
+    def result_type(self, source: IcebergType) -> IcebergType:
+        return source
+
+    def preserves_order(self) -> bool:
+        return True
+
+    def satisfies_order_of(self, other: Transform) -> bool:
+        if self == other:
+            return True
+        elif isinstance(self._type, StringType) and isinstance(other, TruncateTransform) and isinstance(other._type, StringType):
+            return self._width >= other._width
+
+        return False
+
+    def to_human_string(self, value: Optional[S]) -> str:
+        if value is None:
+            return "null"
+        elif isinstance(value, bytes):
+            return _base64encode(value)
+        else:
+            return str(value)
+
+
 class UnknownTransform(Transform):
     """A transform that represents when an unknown transform is provided
     Args:
@@ -294,5 +451,13 @@ def bucket(source_type: IcebergType, num_buckets: int) -> BaseBucketTransform:
         raise ValueError(f"Cannot bucket by type: {source_type}")
 
 
+def identity(source_type: IcebergType) -> IdentityTransform:
+    return IdentityTransform(source_type)
+
+
+def truncate(source_type: IcebergType, width: int) -> TruncateTransform:
+    return TruncateTransform(source_type, width)
+
+
 def always_null() -> Transform:
     return VoidTransform()
diff --git a/python/src/iceberg/utils/datetime.py b/python/src/iceberg/utils/datetime.py
index c8c12393b629..69b6580f695a 100644
--- a/python/src/iceberg/utils/datetime.py
+++ b/python/src/iceberg/utils/datetime.py
@@ -17,7 +17,12 @@
 """Helper methods for working with date/time representations
 """
 import re
-from datetime import date, datetime, time
+from datetime import (
+    date,
+    datetime,
+    time,
+    timedelta,
+)
 
 EPOCH_DATE = date.fromisoformat("1970-01-01")
 EPOCH_TIMESTAMP = datetime.fromisoformat("1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000")
@@ -63,3 +68,24 @@ def timestamptz_to_micros(timestamptz_str: str) -> int:
     if ISO_TIMESTAMPTZ.fullmatch(timestamptz_str):
         return datetime_to_micros(datetime.fromisoformat(timestamptz_str))
     raise ValueError(f"Invalid timestamp with zone: {timestamptz_str} (must be ISO-8601)")
+
+
+def to_human_day(day_ordinal: int) -> str:
+    """Converts a DateType value to human string"""
+    return (EPOCH_DATE + timedelta(days=day_ordinal)).isoformat()
+
+
+def to_human_time(micros_from_midnight: int) -> str:
+    """Converts a TimeType value to human string"""
+    to_day = EPOCH_TIMESTAMP + timedelta(microseconds=micros_from_midnight)
+    return to_day.time().isoformat()
+
+
+def to_human_timestamptz(timestamp_micros: int) -> str:
+    """Converts a TimestamptzType value to human string"""
+    return (EPOCH_TIMESTAMPTZ + timedelta(microseconds=timestamp_micros)).isoformat()
+
+
+def to_human_timestamp(timestamp_micros: int) -> str:
+    """Converts a TimestampType value to human string"""
+    return (EPOCH_TIMESTAMP + timedelta(microseconds=timestamp_micros)).isoformat()
diff --git a/python/src/iceberg/utils/decimal.py b/python/src/iceberg/utils/decimal.py
index 1d4c2bddefd0..40d3dd48ef3a 100644
--- a/python/src/iceberg/utils/decimal.py
+++ b/python/src/iceberg/utils/decimal.py
@@ -75,3 +75,18 @@ def decimal_to_bytes(value: Decimal) -> bytes:
     """
     unscaled_value = decimal_to_unscaled(value)
     return unscaled_value.to_bytes(bytes_required(unscaled_value), byteorder="big", signed=True)
+
+
+def truncate_decimal(value: Decimal, width: int) -> Decimal:
+    """Get a truncated Decimal value given a decimal value and a width
+
+    Args:
+        value (Decimal): a decimal value
+        width (int): A width for the returned Decimal instance
+
+    Returns:
+        Decimal: A truncated Decimal instance
+    """
+    unscaled_value = decimal_to_unscaled(value)
+    applied_value = unscaled_value - (((unscaled_value % width) + width) % width)
+    return Decimal(f"{applied_value}e{value.as_tuple().exponent}")
diff --git a/python/tests/test_transforms.py b/python/tests/test_transforms.py
index 7855345f9de4..8606e4aaeaf6 100644
--- a/python/tests/test_transforms.py
+++ b/python/tests/test_transforms.py
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@
     BooleanType,
     DateType,
     DecimalType,
+    DoubleType,
     FixedType,
+    FloatType,
     IntegerType,
     LongType,
     StringType,
@@ -129,6 +131,107 @@ def test_string_with_surrogate_pair():
     assert bucket_transform.hash(string_with_surrogate_pair) == mmh3.hash(as_bytes)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "type_var,value,expected",
+    [
+        (LongType(), None, "null"),
+        (DateType(), 17501, "2017-12-01"),
+        (TimeType(), 36775038194, "10:12:55.038194"),
+        (TimestamptzType(), 1512151975038194, "2017-12-01T18:12:55.038194+00:00"),
+        (TimestampType(), 1512151975038194, "2017-12-01T18:12:55.038194"),
+        (LongType(), -1234567890000, "-1234567890000"),
+        (StringType(), "a/b/c=d", "a/b/c=d"),
+        (DecimalType(9, 2), Decimal("-1.50"), "-1.50"),
+        (FixedType(100), b"foo", "Zm9v"),
+    ],
+)
+def test_identity_human_string(type_var, value, expected):
+    identity = transforms.identity(type_var)
+    assert identity.to_human_string(value) == expected
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "type_var",
+    [
+        BinaryType(),
+        BooleanType(),
+        DateType(),
+        DecimalType(8, 2),
+        DoubleType(),
+        FixedType(16),
+        FloatType(),
+        IntegerType(),
+        LongType(),
+        StringType(),
+        TimestampType(),
+        TimestamptzType(),
+        TimeType(),
+        UUIDType(),
+    ],
+)
+def test_identity_method(type_var):
+    identity_transform = transforms.identity(type_var)
+    assert str(identity_transform) == str(eval(repr(identity_transform)))
+    assert identity_transform.can_transform(type_var)
+    assert identity_transform.result_type(type_var) == type_var
+    assert identity_transform.apply("test") == "test"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("type_var", [IntegerType(), LongType()])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "input_var,expected",
+    [(1, 0), (5, 0), (9, 0), (10, 10), (11, 10), (-1, -10), (-10, -10), (-12, -20)],
+)
+def test_truncate_integer(type_var, input_var, expected):
+    trunc = transforms.truncate(type_var, 10)
+    assert trunc.apply(input_var) == expected
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "input_var,expected",
+    [
+        (Decimal("12.34"), Decimal("12.30")),
+        (Decimal("12.30"), Decimal("12.30")),
+        (Decimal("12.29"), Decimal("12.20")),
+        (Decimal("0.05"), Decimal("0.00")),
+        (Decimal("-0.05"), Decimal("-0.10")),
+    ],
+)
+def test_truncate_decimal(input_var, expected):
+    trunc = transforms.truncate(DecimalType(9, 2), 10)
+    assert trunc.apply(input_var) == expected
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("input_var,expected", [("abcdefg", "abcde"), ("abc", "abc")])
+def test_truncate_string(input_var, expected):
+    trunc = transforms.truncate(StringType(), 5)
+    assert trunc.apply(input_var) == expected
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "type_var,value,expected_human_str,expected",
+    [
+        (BinaryType(), b"\x00\x01\x02\x03", "AAECAw==", b"\x00"),
+        (DecimalType(8, 5), Decimal("14.21"), "14.21", Decimal("14.21")),
+        (IntegerType(), 123, "123", 123),
+        (LongType(), 123, "123", 123),
+        (StringType(), "foo", "foo", "f"),
+    ],
+)
+def test_truncate_method(type_var, value, expected_human_str, expected):
+    truncate_transform = transforms.truncate(type_var, 1)
+    assert str(truncate_transform) == str(eval(repr(truncate_transform)))
+    assert truncate_transform.can_transform(type_var)
+    assert truncate_transform.result_type(type_var) == type_var
+    assert truncate_transform.to_human_string(value) == expected_human_str
+    assert truncate_transform.apply(value) == expected
+    assert truncate_transform.to_human_string(None) == "null"
+    assert truncate_transform.width == 1
+    assert truncate_transform.apply(None) is None
+    assert truncate_transform.preserves_order()
+    assert truncate_transform.satisfies_order_of(truncate_transform)
+
+
 def test_unknown_transform():
     unknown_transform = transforms.UnknownTransform(FixedType(8), "unknown")
     assert str(unknown_transform) == str(eval(repr(unknown_transform)))
diff --git a/python/tox.ini b/python/tox.ini
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..488957edf331
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/tox.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+# or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+# distributed with this work for additional information
+# regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+# KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+[tox]
+envlist = py38,py39,py310,linters
+skip_missing_interpreters = true
+
+[testenv]
+usedevelop = true
+extras = arrow
+deps =
+    pip>=21.1
+    coverage
+    mock
+    pytest
+    pytest-checkdocs
+    pyarrow
+setenv =
+    COVERAGE_FILE = test-reports/{envname}/.coverage
+    PYTEST_ADDOPTS = --junitxml=test-reports/{envname}/junit.xml -vv
+commands =
+    coverage run --source src --parallel-mode -m pytest {posargs}
+    coverage combine
+    coverage report -m --fail-under=90
+    coverage html -d test-reports/{envname}/coverage-html
+    coverage xml -o test-reports/{envname}/coverage.xml
+
+[testenv:linters]
+usedevelop = true
+deps =
+    {[testenv:format-check]deps}
+    {[testenv:type-check]deps}
+commands =
+    {[testenv:format-check]commands}
+    {[testenv:type-check]commands}
+
+[testenv:format-check]
+deps =
+    black
+    isort
+    autoflake
+    pylint
+    pyenchant
+commands =
+    autoflake -r --check --ignore-init-module-imports --remove-all-unused-imports src tests
+    isort --profile black --check-only src tests
+    black --line-length 130 --check --diff src tests
+    pylint src tests
+
+[testenv:format]
+deps =
+    {[testenv:format-check]deps}
+commands =
+    autoflake -r --in-place --ignore-init-module-imports --remove-all-unused-imports src tests
+    isort --profile black src tests
+    black --line-length 130 src tests
+
+[testenv:type-check]
+deps =
+    mypy
+commands =
+    mypy --install-types --non-interactive --config tox.ini src
+
+[testenv:docs]
+basepython = python3
+deps =
+    -r docs/source/requirements.txt
+commands =
+    sphinx-build -E -W -c docs/source/ -b html docs/source/ docs/build/html
+    sphinx-build -E -W -c docs/source/ -b man docs/source/ docs/build/man
+
+[testenv:serve-docs]
+basepython = python3
+skip_install = true
+changedir = docs/build/html
+deps =
+commands =
+    python -m http.server {posargs}
+
+[pytest]
+norecursedirs=.*
+addopts = --doctest-modules
+
+[gh-actions]
+python =
+  3.8: py38, linters
+  3.9: py39
+  3.10: py310
+
+[mypy]
+
+no_implicit_optional=True
+warn_redundant_casts=True
+warn_unreachable=True
+
+[mypy-pyarrow.*]
+ignore_missing_imports = True