diff --git a/python/manifests/init.pp b/python/manifests/init.pp
index 0533441..e55cdb3 100644
--- a/python/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/python/manifests/init.pp
@@ -19,3 +19,23 @@ define python::setup::install() {
     }
 
 }
+
+# Compile python script into binary form.
+#
+# === Parameters
+#
+#   $name:
+#       File name to compile.
+#
+# === Sample usage
+#
+# python::compile { "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/dynldap.py": }
+#
+define python::compile() {
+
+    exec { "python -c \"import py_compile; py_compile.compile('${name}')\"":
+        path   => "/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/sbin",
+        onlyif => "test '${name}' -nt '${name}c'",
+    }
+
+}