diff --git a/packages/jsii-pacmak/lib/targets/python.ts b/packages/jsii-pacmak/lib/targets/python.ts
index 4ec6c0c278..681e56ae18 100644
--- a/packages/jsii-pacmak/lib/targets/python.ts
+++ b/packages/jsii-pacmak/lib/targets/python.ts
@@ -1597,6 +1597,8 @@ class PythonModule implements PythonType {
         code.line(`${member},`);
       }
       code.unindent(']');
+    } else {
+      code.line('__all__: List[typing.Any] = []');
     }
 
     // Finally, we'll use publication to ensure that all of the non-public names
diff --git a/packages/jsii-pacmak/test/generated-code/__snapshots__/target-python.test.ts.snap b/packages/jsii-pacmak/test/generated-code/__snapshots__/target-python.test.ts.snap
index 9b29fb48f5..2b999b5824 100644
--- a/packages/jsii-pacmak/test/generated-code/__snapshots__/target-python.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/jsii-pacmak/test/generated-code/__snapshots__/target-python.test.ts.snap
@@ -10589,6 +10589,7 @@ import typing_extensions
 
 from .._jsii import *
 
+__all__: List[typing.Any] = []
 
 publication.publish()
 
@@ -10805,6 +10806,7 @@ import typing_extensions
 
 from .._jsii import *
 
+__all__: List[typing.Any] = []
 
 publication.publish()
 
@@ -11161,6 +11163,7 @@ import typing_extensions
 
 from .._jsii import *
 
+__all__: List[typing.Any] = []
 
 publication.publish()