diff --git a/pyext/Makefile.am b/pyext/Makefile.am
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+## Process this file with automake to produce Makefile.in
+
+if HAVE_SWIG
+if HAVE_PYTHON
+if ENABLE_PYTHON_BINDING
+
+SWIG_INTERFACE = ctatools.i
+BUILT_SOURCES = ctatools_wrap.cpp ctatools.py
+CLEANFILES = ctatools_wrap.cpp ctatools.py
+
+all-local: ctatools_wrap.cpp ctatools.py
+	$(PYTHON) setup.py build
+
+install-exec-local:
+	$(PYTHON) setup.py install --prefix=$(prefix)
+
+clean-local:
+	rm -rf build
+	
+ctatools_wrap.cpp ctatools.py: $(SWIG_INTERFACE)
+	$(SWIG) -c++ -python -Wall -includeall -I$(prefix)/share/gammalib/swig -o ctatools_wrap.cpp -outdir . $(srcdir)/$(SWIG_INTERFACE)
+	@if test "x`uname`" = "xCygwin"; then \
+		echo "WARNING: working around bug in SWIG on Windows/Cygwin platforms ONLY"; \
+		sed -i.bak -f $(srcdir)/fix_wrapper.sed ctatools_wrap.cpp; \
+	fi
+
+endif # ENABLE_PYTHON_BINDING
+endif # HAVE_PYTHON
+endif # HAVE_SWIG
diff --git a/pyext/ctatools.i b/pyext/ctatools.i
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+++ b/pyext/ctatools.i
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+/***************************************************************************
+ *                         ctatools - SWIG file                            *
+ * ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *
+ *  copyright (C) 2010 by Jurgen Knodlseder                                *
+ * ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ *                                                                         *
+ * ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *
+ * Usage:                                                                  *
+ * swig -c++ -python -Wall -includeall ctatools.i                          *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+%module ctatools
+
+/***********************************************************************//**
+ * @brief Include all CTA tools
+ ***************************************************************************/
+#include "ctselect.i"
+#include "ctbin.i"
+#include "ctlike.i"
diff --git a/pyext/ctbin.i b/pyext/ctbin.i
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+++ b/pyext/ctbin.i
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+/***************************************************************************
+ *                      ctbin - CTA data binning tool                      *
+ * ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *
+ *  copyright (C) 2010 by Jurgen Knodlseder                                *
+ * ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ *                                                                         *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+/**
+ * @file ctbin.i
+ * @brief CTA data binning tool SWIG definition
+ * @author J. Knodlseder
+ */
+%{
+/* Put headers and other declarations here that are needed for compilation */
+#include "ctbin.hpp"
+%}
+%include gammalib.i
+
+
+/***********************************************************************//**
+ * @class ctbin
+ *
+ * @brief CTA data binning tool SWIG interface defintion.
+ ***************************************************************************/
+class ctbin : public GApplication  {
+public:
+    // Constructors and destructors
+    ctbin(void) : GApplication(CTBIN_NAME, CTBIN_VERSION) { return; }
+
+    // Methods
+    int run(void);
+};
+
+
+/***********************************************************************//**
+ * @brief CTA data binning tool SWIG extension
+ ***************************************************************************/
+%extend ctbin {
+    ctbin copy() {
+        return (*self);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/pyext/ctselect.i b/pyext/ctselect.i
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+++ b/pyext/ctselect.i
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+/***************************************************************************
+ *                    ctselect - CTA data selection tool                   *
+ * ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *
+ *  copyright (C) 2010 by Jurgen Knodlseder                                *
+ * ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ *                                                                         *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+/**
+ * @file ctselect.i
+ * @brief CTA data selection tool SWIG definition
+ * @author J. Knodlseder
+ */
+%{
+/* Put headers and other declarations here that are needed for compilation */
+#include "ctselect.hpp"
+%}
+%include gammalib.i
+
+
+/***********************************************************************//**
+ * @class ctselect
+ *
+ * @brief CTA data selection tool SWIG interface defintion.
+ ***************************************************************************/
+class ctselect : public GApplication  {
+public:
+    // Constructors and destructors
+    ctselect(void) : GApplication(CTSELECT_NAME, CTSELECT_VERSION) { return; }
+
+    // Methods
+    int run(void);
+};
+
+
+/***********************************************************************//**
+ * @brief CTA data selection tool SWIG extension
+ ***************************************************************************/
+%extend ctselect {
+    ctselect copy() {
+        return (*self);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/pyext/setup.py.in b/pyext/setup.py.in
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+++ b/pyext/setup.py.in
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+from distutils.core import setup, Extension
+setup(name='@PACKAGE_NAME@',
+      version='@PACKAGE_VERSION@',
+      description='ctatools Python binding',
+      author='Jurgen Knodlseder',
+      author_email='@PACKAGE_BUGREPORT@',
+      url='http://gammalib.sourceforge.net/',
+      py_modules=['ctatools'],
+      ext_modules=[Extension('_ctatools', ['ctatools_wrap.cpp'],
+                             include_dirs=['@prefix@/include/gammalib', '@top_srcdir@/src/ctbin', '@top_srcdir@/src/ctselect'],
+                             library_dirs=['@prefix@/lib'],
+                             libraries=['ctatools','gamma','cfitsio'],
+                             runtime_library_dirs=['@prefix@/lib'])],
+     )