diff --git a/checkout_pr.sh b/checkout_pr.sh
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+++ b/checkout_pr.sh
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+#!/bin/bash -e
+
+if ! which jq > /dev/null; then exit $?; fi
+
+ME=$0
+usage() {
+    echo Usage: $ME "<pull request id>"
+    echo
+    exit 1
+}
+
+[ -z "$PRID" ] && PRID=$1
+[ -z "$PRID" ] && usage
+
+echo Fetching info for "PR#$PRID"...
+JSON=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/arskom/spyne/pulls/$PRID)
+#JSON=$(cat pull.json)
+BRANCH=$(jq -r .head.ref <<< "$JSON")
+UPSTREAM=$(jq -r .head.repo.ssh_url <<< "$JSON")
+NAME=$(jq -r .head.user.login <<< "$JSON")
+
+# add remote
+if ! git remote get-url $NAME > /dev/null; then
+    echo Add remote $NAME url: $UPSTREAM
+    git remote add $NAME $UPSTREAM
+fi
+
+set -x
+git fetch -u $NAME $BRANCH:pr/$PRID
+git checkout pr/$PRID
+git branch -u $NAME/$BRANCH