diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
index b85eae8..9c86f53 100644
--- a/.cvsignore
+++ b/.cvsignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 libieee1284-0.2.8.tar.bz2
+libieee1284-0.2.9.tar.bz2
diff --git a/libieee1284.spec b/libieee1284.spec
index 9a6d4f5..29c9051 100644
--- a/libieee1284.spec
+++ b/libieee1284.spec
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 Summary: A library for interfacing IEEE 1284-compatible devices.
 Name: libieee1284
-Version: 0.2.8
-Release: 4
+Version: 0.2.9
+Release: 1
 License: GPL
 Group: System Environment/Libraries
 URL: http://cyberelk.net/tim/libieee1284/
 Source0: ftp://cyberelk.net/tim/data/%{name}/devel/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
 Prereq: /sbin/ldconfig
 BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-buildroot
-BuildRequires: xmlto
+BuildRequires: xmlto, python-devel
 
 %description
 The libieee1284 library is for communicating with parallel port devices.
@@ -22,6 +22,14 @@ Group: Development/Libraries
 The header files, static library, libtool library and man pages for
 developing applications that use libieee1284.
 
+%package python
+Summary: Python extension module for libieee1284.
+Group: System Environment/Libraries
+
+%description python
+Python extension module for libieee1284.  To use libieee1284 with Python,
+use 'import ieee1284'.
+
 %prep
 %setup -q
 
@@ -34,6 +42,7 @@ make doc/interface.pdf
 %install
 rm -rf %{buildroot}
 %makeinstall
+rm -f %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/python*/*/*a
 
 %clean
 rm -rf %{buildroot}
@@ -53,11 +62,20 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 %{_libdir}/*.la
 %{_mandir}/*/*
 
+%files python
+%defattr(-,root,root)
+%{_libdir}/python*/*/*.so
+
 %post -p /sbin/ldconfig
 
 %postun -p /sbin/ldconfig
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Jan 20 2005 Tim Waugh <twaugh@redhat.com> 0.2.9-1
+- 0.2.9.
+- Build requires python-devel.
+- Ship Python extension module.
+
 * Wed Sep 22 2004 Than Ngo <than@redhat.com> 0.2.8-4 
 - add Prereq: /sbin/ldconfig
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 9c0c1bb..d81ce56 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 4bf1d9d15d2ecf0ea797becd29dbae75  libieee1284-0.2.8.tar.bz2
+83ea1d5463a8f47ba5121cf38973b4a4  libieee1284-0.2.9.tar.bz2