diff --git a/src/SConscript b/src/SConscript
index 9b5c868c5f2966c9305139c4805245d8c1c85c26..cb5d7f6cfaa1e383aa7f08bee13437aa8bb7e67c 100644
--- a/src/SConscript
+++ b/src/SConscript
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # -*- python -*-
 Import('env')
 
-bindings = []
+bindings = ['python']
 
 dist_headers = [
     "hammer.h",
diff --git a/src/bindings/python/SConscript b/src/bindings/python/SConscript
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..29d1ad96cc38209861fb3cec662c3156f71b93db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bindings/python/SConscript
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# -*- python -*-
+Import('env')
+
+pythonenv = env.Clone()
+
+pythonenv.Append(CPPPATH = ['../../', '/usr/include/python2.7'])
+pythonenv.Append(CCFLAGS = ['-fpic', '-DSWIG', '-Wno-all', '-Wno-extra', '-Wno-error'])
+pythonenv.Append(SWIGFLAGS = ['-DHAMMER_INTERNAL__NO_STDARG_H', '-Isrc/', '-python'])
+
+pythonenv.Command("hammer.i", "../swig/hammer.i", Copy("$TARGET", "$SOURCE"))
+
+swig = ['hammer.i']
+
+libhammer_python = pythonenv.SharedLibrary('hammer', swig)
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