diff --git a/test/py/generate.cmake b/test/py/generate.cmake
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+macro(GENERATE FILENAME GENERATOR OUTPUTDIR)
+  file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${MY_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${OUTPUTDIR})
+  execute_process(COMMAND ${THRIFTCOMPILER} --gen ${GENERATOR} -out ${OUTPUTDIR} ${FILENAME}
+                  WORKING_DIRECTORY ${MY_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+                  RESULT_VARIABLE CMD_RESULT)
+  if(CMD_RESULT)
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "Error generating ${FILENAME} with generator ${GENERATOR}")
+  endif()
+endmacro(GENERATE)
+
+generate(${MY_PROJECT_DIR}/test/ThriftTest.thrift py gen-py-default)
+generate(${MY_PROJECT_DIR}/test/ThriftTest.thrift py:slots gen-py-slots)
+generate(${MY_PROJECT_DIR}/test/ThriftTest.thrift py:new_style gen-py-newstyle)
+generate(${MY_PROJECT_DIR}/test/ThriftTest.thrift py:new_style,slots gen-py-newstyleslots)
+generate(${MY_PROJECT_DIR}/test/ThriftTest.thrift py:dynamic gen-py-dynamic)
+generate(${MY_PROJECT_DIR}/test/ThriftTest.thrift py:dynamic,slots gen-py-dynamicslots)
+
+generate(${MY_PROJECT_DIR}/test/DebugProtoTest.thrift py gen-py-default)
+generate(${MY_PROJECT_DIR}/test/DebugProtoTest.thrift py:slots gen-py-slots)
+generate(${MY_PROJECT_DIR}/test/DebugProtoTest.thrift py:new_style gen-py-newstyle)
+generate(${MY_PROJECT_DIR}/test/DebugProtoTest.thrift py:new_style,slots gen-py-newstyleslots)
+generate(${MY_PROJECT_DIR}/test/DebugProtoTest.thrift py:dynamic gen-py-dynamic)
+generate(${MY_PROJECT_DIR}/test/DebugProtoTest.thrift py:dynamic,slots gen-py-dynamicslots)
+