diff --git a/scripts/build b/scripts/build
index fc46b8c81d..aaa50da5bf 100755
--- a/scripts/build
+++ b/scripts/build
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ if [ -z "${PKG_TOOLCHAIN}" -o "${PKG_TOOLCHAIN}" = "auto" ]; then
   fi
   _auto_toolchain=" (auto-detect)"
 fi
-if ! listcontains "meson cmake cmake-make configure ninja make autotools manual" "${PKG_TOOLCHAIN}"; then
+if ! listcontains "meson cmake cmake-make configure ninja make autotools manual python-flit" "${PKG_TOOLCHAIN}"; then
   die "$(print_color "CLR_ERROR" "ERROR:") unknown toolchain ${PKG_TOOLCHAIN}"
 fi
 build_msg "CLR_TOOLCHAIN" "TOOLCHAIN" "${PKG_TOOLCHAIN}${_auto_toolchain}"
@@ -416,6 +416,15 @@ else
       echo "Executing (bootstrap): make ${PKG_MAKE_OPTS_BOOTSTRAP}" | tr -s " "
       make ${PKG_MAKE_OPTS_BOOTSTRAP}
       ;;
+
+    # python builds
+    "python-flit:target")
+      die "$(print_color "CLR_ERROR" "ERROR:") toolchain python-flit should not be used for target!"
+      ;;
+    "python-flit:host")
+      echo "Executing (host): python3 -m flit_core.wheel"
+      DONT_BUILD_LEGACY_PYC=1 python3 -m flit_core.wheel
+      ;;
   esac
 fi
 
@@ -475,6 +484,14 @@ else
     "configure:bootstrap" | "cmake-make:bootstrap" | "autotools:bootstrap" | "make:bootstrap")
       make install ${PKG_MAKEINSTALL_OPTS_BOOTSTRAP}
       ;;
+
+    # python builds
+    "python-flit:target")
+      die "$(print_color "CLR_ERROR" "ERROR:") toolchain python-flit should not be used for target!"
+      ;;
+    "python-flit:host")
+      python3 -m installer --overwrite-existing dist/*.whl
+      ;;
   esac
 fi