diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index e994cc1..c6a973b 100755
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-subdirs="compiler/py lib/cpp lib/php"
+subdirs="compiler/py lib/cpp lib/php lib/py"
 
 rm -rf \
 AUTHORS \
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 468cf61..b676d31 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@
 
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile])
 
-AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS([compiler/py lib/cpp lib/php])
+AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS([compiler/py lib/cpp lib/php lib/py])
 
 AC_OUTPUT
diff --git a/lib/py/Makefile.am b/lib/py/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..579a3eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/py/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+install-exec-hook:
+	$(PYTHON) setup.py install
diff --git a/lib/py/bootstrap.sh b/lib/py/bootstrap.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..11f41a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/py/bootstrap.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+rm -rf \
+AUTHORS \
+COPYING \
+ChangeLog \
+INSTALL \
+Makefile \
+Makefile.in \
+Makefile.orig \
+NEWS \
+README \
+aclocal.m4 \
+autom4te.cache \
+autoscan.log \
+config.guess \
+config.h \
+config.hin \
+config.log \
+config.status \
+config.sub \
+configure \
+configure.scan \
+depcomp \
+.deps \
+install-sh \
+.libs \
+libtool \
+ltmain.sh \
+Makefile.in \
+missing
+
+aclocal
+touch NEWS README AUTHORS ChangeLog
+autoconf
+automake -ac
diff --git a/lib/py/configure.ac b/lib/py/configure.ac
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7014fa9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/py/configure.ac
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+AC_PREREQ(2.59)
+
+AC_INIT([thriftpy], [1.0])
+
+AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([.])
+
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
+
+AM_PATH_PYTHON(2.4,, :)
+
+AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile])
+
+AC_OUTPUT