diff --git a/langchain/chains/llm.py b/langchain/chains/llm.py
index 31627184f5375..0612507bbccda 100644
--- a/langchain/chains/llm.py
+++ b/langchain/chains/llm.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class LLMChain(Chain, BaseModel):
 
     prompt: Prompt
     llm: LLM
-    return_key: str = "text"
+    output_key: str = "text"
 
     class Config:
         """Configuration for this pydantic object."""
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def input_keys(self) -> List[str]:
     @property
     def output_keys(self) -> List[str]:
         """Will always return text key."""
-        return [self.return_key]
+        return [self.output_key]
 
     def _run(self, inputs: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, str]:
         selected_inputs = {k: inputs[k] for k in self.prompt.input_variables}
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ def _run(self, inputs: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, str]:
         if "stop" in inputs:
             kwargs["stop"] = inputs["stop"]
         response = self.llm(prompt, **kwargs)
-        return {self.return_key: response}
+        return {self.output_key: response}
 
     def predict(self, **kwargs: Any) -> str:
         """More user-friendly interface for interacting with LLMs."""
-        return self(kwargs)[self.return_key]
+        return self(kwargs)[self.output_key]
diff --git a/langchain/chains/python.py b/langchain/chains/python.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b3b6f1b6fc776
--- /dev/null
+++ b/langchain/chains/python.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+"""Chain that runs python code."""
+import sys
+from io import StringIO
+from typing import Dict, List
+
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+from langchain.chains.base import Chain
+
+
+class PythonChain(Chain, BaseModel):
+    """Chain to run python code."""
+
+    input_key: str = "code"
+    output_key: str = "output"
+
+    @property
+    def input_keys(self) -> List[str]:
+        """Expect input in `code` key."""
+        return [self.input_key]
+
+    @property
+    def output_keys(self) -> List[str]:
+        """Return output in `output` key."""
+        return [self.output_key]
+
+    def _run(self, inputs: Dict[str, str]) -> Dict[str, str]:
+        old_stdout = sys.stdout
+        sys.stdout = mystdout = StringIO()
+        exec(inputs[self.input_key])
+        sys.stdout = old_stdout
+        output = mystdout.getvalue()
+        return {self.output_key: output}
+
+    def run(self, code: str) -> str:
+        """More user-friendly interface for interfacing with python."""
+        return self({self.input_key: code})[self.output_key]
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/chains/test_llm.py b/tests/unit_tests/chains/test_llm.py
index 545409c265828..4c350637c7744 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/chains/test_llm.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/chains/test_llm.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 def fake_llm_chain() -> LLMChain:
     """Fake LLM chain for testing purposes."""
     prompt = Prompt(input_variables=["bar"], template="This is a {bar}:")
-    return LLMChain(prompt=prompt, llm=FakeLLM(), return_key="text1")
+    return LLMChain(prompt=prompt, llm=FakeLLM(), output_key="text1")
 
 
 def test_missing_inputs(fake_llm_chain: LLMChain) -> None:
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/chains/test_python.py b/tests/unit_tests/chains/test_python.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1677a76a47292
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/chains/test_python.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+"""Test python chain."""
+
+from langchain.chains.python import PythonChain
+
+
+def test_functionality() -> None:
+    """Test correct functionality."""
+    chain = PythonChain(input_key="code1", output_key="output1")
+    code = "print(1 + 1)"
+    output = chain({"code1": code})
+    assert output == {"code1": code, "output1": "2\n"}
+
+    # Test with the more user-friendly interface.
+    simple_output = chain.run(code)
+    assert simple_output == "2\n"