diff --git a/example_deploy/pwnshop.yml b/example_deploy/pwnshop.yml
index 9e8342e..e26e95a 100644
--- a/example_deploy/pwnshop.yml
+++ b/example_deploy/pwnshop.yml
@@ -18,3 +18,7 @@ challenges:
 - id: shell-1604
   challenge: Shell1604
   variants: 1
+- id: python-pass
+  challenge: PythonPass
+  binary_name: pp
+  variants: 2
diff --git a/example_module/__init__.py b/example_module/__init__.py
index 2f3bd52..0b76d43 100644
--- a/example_module/__init__.py
+++ b/example_module/__init__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import os
 
 class ShellBase(pwnshop.Challenge, register=False): # don't register this as an actual challenge
-    TEMPLATE_PATH = "example_shell.c"
+    TEMPLATE_PATH = "template_shell.c"
     EXEC_STACK = True
     CANARY = True
     LINK_LIBRARIES = ["capstone"]
@@ -80,3 +80,18 @@ class Shell1604InVitu(Shell1604):
     BUILD_IMAGE = "ubuntu:16.04"
     VERIFY_IMAGE = "ubuntu:16.04"
     PIN_LIBRARIES = False
+
+class PythonPass(pwnshop.PythonChallenge):
+    """
+    Simple templated python example.
+    """
+    TEMPLATE_PATH = "template_pypass.py"
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self.password = self.random_word(8)
+
+    def verify(self, **kwargs):
+        with self.run_challenge() as p:
+            p.sendline(self.password)
+            assert self.flag in p.readall()
diff --git a/example_module/template_pypass.py b/example_module/template_pypass.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d7a0e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example_module/template_pypass.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/opt/pwn.college/python
+
+if input("Password? ").strip() == "{{challenge.password}}":
+	print(open("/flag").read())
+else:
+	print("Nope")
diff --git a/example_module/example_shell.c b/example_module/template_shell.c
similarity index 100%
rename from example_module/example_shell.c
rename to example_module/template_shell.c
diff --git a/pwnshop/__init__.py b/pwnshop/__init__.py
index 3cc980e..30822ca 100644
--- a/pwnshop/__init__.py
+++ b/pwnshop/__init__.py
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 ALL_MODULES = { }
 MODULE_LEVELS = { }
 
-from .challenge import Challenge, KernelChallenge, WindowsChallenge, ChallengeGroup
+from .challenge import Challenge, PythonChallenge, KernelChallenge, WindowsChallenge, ChallengeGroup
 from .register import register_challenge, register_challenges
 from .util import did_segfault, did_timeout, did_abort, did_sigsys, retry
diff --git a/pwnshop/__main__.py b/pwnshop/__main__.py
index 0732393..be40b5a 100644
--- a/pwnshop/__main__.py
+++ b/pwnshop/__main__.py
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ def handle_apply(args):
                     shutil.copy2(challenge.src_path, os.path.join(out_dir, os.path.basename(challenge.src_path)))
                 print(f"... copying binary {os.path.basename(challenge.bin_path)} to {out_dir}")
                 shutil.copy2(challenge.bin_path, os.path.join(out_dir, os.path.basename(challenge.bin_path)))
-                if os.path.exists(challenge.lib_path):
+                if hasattr(challenge, "lib_path") and os.path.exists(challenge.lib_path):
                     print(f"... copying libraries {os.path.basename(challenge.lib_path)} to {out_dir}")
                     shutil.copytree(challenge.lib_path, os.path.join(out_dir, os.path.basename(challenge.lib_path)), dirs_exist_ok=True)
 
diff --git a/pwnshop/challenge.py b/pwnshop/challenge.py
index cb4b6bb..bbf6cf4 100644
--- a/pwnshop/challenge.py
+++ b/pwnshop/challenge.py
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ def verify(self, **kwargs):
     def run_challenge(self, *, argv=None, close_stdin=False, flag_symlink=None, **kwargs):
         self.ensure_containers()
 
+        assert argv
+
         if flag_symlink:
             self.run_sh(f"ln -s /flag {flag_symlink}")
 
@@ -278,6 +280,22 @@ def local_context(self):
             if not e.startswith("_") and e == e.upper()
         }
 
+class PythonChallenge(TemplatedChallenge, register=False):
+    @property
+    def bin_path(self):
+        return self.src_path
+
+    def build(self):
+        os.chmod(self.src_path, 0o4755)
+
+    @contextlib.contextmanager
+    def run_challenge(self, argv=None, **kwargs):
+        if not self.source:
+            self.render()
+
+        argv = argv or ["python3", self.src_path]
+        with super().run_challenge(argv=argv, **kwargs) as y:
+            yield y
 
 class Challenge(TemplatedChallenge, register=False):
     COMPILER = "gcc"
diff --git a/tests/test.sh b/tests/test.sh
index 4d91788..4dd18f5 100755
--- a/tests/test.sh
+++ b/tests/test.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ cat /tmp/out | grep "SUCCEEDED: ShellOptimized"
 cat /tmp/out | grep "FAILED: ShellBadVerifier"
 cat /tmp/out | grep "SUCCEEDED: Shell1604"
 cat /tmp/out | grep "SUCCEEDED: Shell1604InVitu"
+cat /tmp/out | grep "SUCCEEDED: PythonPass"
 
 pwnshop apply ../example_deploy/pwnshop.yml
 SOURCES=( ../example_deploy/*/*/*.c )
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ FILES=( ../example_deploy/*/*/* )
 LIBS=( ../example_deploy/*/*/lib/* )
 [ "${#SOURCES[@]}" -eq 1 ] || exit 1
 [ "${#BINS[@]}" -eq 6 ] || exit 1
-[ "${#FILES[@]}" -eq 8 ] || exit 1
+[ "${#FILES[@]}" -eq 10 ] || exit 1
 [ "${#LIBS[@]}" -eq 3 ] || exit 1
 
 rm -rf ../example_deploy/*/*/*
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ FILES=( ../example_deploy/*/*/* )
 LIBS=( ../example_deploy/*/*/lib/* )
 [ "${#SOURCES[@]}" -eq 1 ] || exit 1
 [ "${#BINS[@]}" -eq 6 ] || exit 1
-[ "${#FILES[@]}" -eq 8 ] || exit 1
+[ "${#FILES[@]}" -eq 10 ] || exit 1
 [ "${#LIBS[@]}" -eq 3 ] || exit 1
 
 cd /