diff --git a/recipes/wip/dev/python/python3-cython/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/dev/python/python3-cython/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d4ddeb0e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/dev/python/python3-cython/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/cython/cython"
+rev = "3.2.4"
+shallow_clone = true
+
+[build]
+template = "python"
+dev-dependencies = [
+    "host:python312",
+    "host:python3-setuptools",
+]
+
+[package]
+dependencies = [
+    "python312"
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/dev/python/python3-setuptools/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/dev/python/python3-setuptools/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..42503df2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/dev/python/python3-setuptools/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/pypa/setuptools"
+rev = "v82.0.1"
+shallow_clone = true
+
+[build]
+template = "python"
+dev-dependencies = [
+    "host:python312",
+]
+
+[package]
+dependencies = [
+    "python312"
+]
+
diff --git a/recipes/wip/dev/python/python3-yaml/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/dev/python/python3-yaml/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9f2ccdfec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/dev/python/python3-yaml/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/yaml/pyyaml.git"
+rev = "6.0.3"
+shallow_clone = true
+
+[build]
+template = "python"
+dev-dependencies = [
+    "host:python312",
+    "host:python3-setuptools",
+    "host:python3-cython",
+]
+
+[package]
+dependencies = [
+    "python312"
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/net/aws-cli/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/net/aws-cli/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bc5356790
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/net/aws-cli/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# TODO: workout pyproject.toml deps
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/aws/aws-cli.git"
+rev = "2.15.31"
+shallow_clone = true
+
+[build]
+template = "python"
+dev-dependencies = [
+    "host:python312"
+]
diff --git a/src/cook/cook_build.rs b/src/cook/cook_build.rs
index 0957a238e..819484215 100644
--- a/src/cook/cook_build.rs
+++ b/src/cook/cook_build.rs
@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@ pub fn build(
                 "DYNAMIC_INIT\n{}cookbook_meson",
                 flags_fn("COOKBOOK_MESON_FLAGS", mesonflags),
             ),
+            BuildKind::Python {} => format!("DYNAMIC_INIT\ncookbook_python"),
             BuildKind::Custom { script } => script.clone(),
             BuildKind::Remote => unreachable!(),
             BuildKind::None => "".to_owned(),
diff --git a/src/cook/script.rs b/src/cook/script.rs
index 530e9b9ca..a4c302eba 100644
--- a/src/cook/script.rs
+++ b/src/cook/script.rs
@@ -348,6 +348,15 @@ function cookbook_meson {
     "${COOKBOOK_NINJA}" -j"${COOKBOOK_MAKE_JOBS}"
     DESTDIR="${COOKBOOK_STAGE}" "${COOKBOOK_NINJA}" install -j"${COOKBOOK_MAKE_JOBS}"
 }
+COOKBOOK_PYTHON="${COOKBOOK_TOOLCHAIN}/bin/python3"
+function cookbook_python {
+    ARCH="${TARGET%%-*}"
+    OS=$(echo "${TARGET}" | cut -d - -f3-4)
+    export PYTHONPYCACHEPREFIX="${COOKBOOK_BUILD}" _PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM="$OS-$ARCH"
+    "${COOKBOOK_PYTHON}" -m pip install --prefix="${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr" "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}" \
+    --ignore-installed --no-index --no-build-isolation "$@"
+    rsync -av "${COOKBOOK_BUILD}/${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr/" "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr"
+}
 "#;
 
 pub(crate) static BUILD_POSTSCRIPT: &str = r#"
diff --git a/src/recipe.rs b/src/recipe.rs
index fd084c932..57ee205a5 100644
--- a/src/recipe.rs
+++ b/src/recipe.rs
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ pub enum BuildKind {
         #[serde(default)]
         mesonflags: Vec<String>,
     },
+    /// Will build and install using python pip
+    #[serde(rename = "python")]
+    Python,
     /// Will build and install using custom commands
     #[serde(rename = "custom")]
     Custom { script: String },