diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 7ff73f425c..6e56e2cd41 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 *.vbproj merge=union
 *.fsproj merge=union
 *.dbproj merge=union
+*.pyproj merge=union
 
 # Standard to msysgit
 *.doc diff=astextplain
diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index a5b8d3b044..aeb05d4a98 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -1836,7 +1836,7 @@
 * Package names in Dependencies file are no longer case-sensitive - https://github.com/fsprojects/Paket/pull/108
 
 #### 0.1.4 - 2014-09-16
-* Only vbproj, csproj and fsproj files are handled
+* Only vbproj, csproj, fsproj and pyproj files are handled
 
 #### 0.1.3 - 2014-09-15
 * Detect FSharpx.Core in packages
diff --git a/docs/content/analyzers.md b/docs/content/analyzers.md
index 9130534b38..6032202007 100644
--- a/docs/content/analyzers.md
+++ b/docs/content/analyzers.md
@@ -62,13 +62,14 @@ conforms to the
 for analyzers to be installed by NuGet in `project.json`-based projects.
 
 If the `<language></language>` is absent from the path the analyzer will be
-installed in any supported project type (`.csproj`, `.vbproj` and `.fsproj`).
+installed in any supported project type (`.csproj`, `.vbproj`, `.fsproj` and `.pyproj`).
 If it is present the analyzer will only be installed in the corresponding
 project type:
 
 * `cs` -> `.csproj`
 * `vb` -> `.vbproj`
 * `fs` -> `.fsproj`
+* `py` -> `.pyproj`
 
 **Remarks:**
 
diff --git a/src/Paket.Core/Installation/BindingRedirects.fs b/src/Paket.Core/Installation/BindingRedirects.fs
index 7266c4e7fe..bf0383d1bd 100644
--- a/src/Paket.Core/Installation/BindingRedirects.fs
+++ b/src/Paket.Core/Installation/BindingRedirects.fs
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ let internal indentAssemblyBindings config =
             parent.Remove()
 
 let private configFiles = [ "app"; "web" ] |> Set.ofList
-let private projectFiles = [ ".csproj"; ".vbproj"; ".fsproj"; ".wixproj"; ".nproj"; ".vcxproj"  ] |> Set.ofList
+let private projectFiles = [ ".csproj"; ".vbproj"; ".fsproj"; ".wixproj"; ".nproj"; ".vcxproj"; ".pyproj" ] |> Set.ofList
 let private toLower (s:string) = s.ToLower()
 let private isAppOrWebConfig = configFiles.Contains << (Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension >> toLower)
 let private isDotNetProject = projectFiles.Contains << (Path.GetExtension >> toLower)
diff --git a/src/Paket.Core/PaketConfigFiles/ProjectFile.fs b/src/Paket.Core/PaketConfigFiles/ProjectFile.fs
index 08e39ba6fc..2e77f7541b 100644
--- a/src/Paket.Core/PaketConfigFiles/ProjectFile.fs
+++ b/src/Paket.Core/PaketConfigFiles/ProjectFile.fs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ type ProjectOutputType =
 | Exe 
 | Library
 
-type ProjectLanguage = Unknown | CSharp | FSharp | VisualBasic | WiX | Nemerle | CPP
+type ProjectLanguage = Unknown | CSharp | FSharp | VisualBasic | WiX | Nemerle | CPP | IronPython
 
 module LanguageEvaluation =
     let private extractProjectTypeGuids (projectDocument:XmlDocument) =
@@ -104,18 +104,25 @@ module LanguageEvaluation =
         [
             "{EDCC3B85-0BAD-11DB-BC1A-00112FDE8B61}" // Nemerle
         ] |> List.map Guid.Parse |> Set.ofList
+    
+    let private ironPythonGuids =
+        [
+            "{D499C55F-46C0-4FE1-8D05-02605C1891EA}" // IronPython
+        ] |> List.map Guid.Parse |> Set.ofList
 
     let private getGuidLanguage (guid:Guid) = 
         let isCsharp = csharpGuids.Contains(guid)
         let isVb = vbGuids.Contains(guid)
         let isFsharp = fsharpGuids.Contains(guid)
         let isNemerle = nemerleGuids.Contains(guid)
-
-        match (isCsharp, isVb, isFsharp, isNemerle) with
-        | (true, false, false, false) -> Some CSharp
-        | (false, true, false, false) -> Some VisualBasic
-        | (false, false, true, false) -> Some FSharp
-        | (false, false, false, true) -> Some Nemerle
+        let isIronPython = ironPythonGuids.Contains(guid)
+
+        match (isCsharp, isVb, isFsharp, isNemerle, isIronPython) with
+        | (true, false, false, false, false) -> Some CSharp
+        | (false, true, false, false, false) -> Some VisualBasic
+        | (false, false, true, false, false) -> Some FSharp
+        | (false, false, false, true, false) -> Some Nemerle
+        | (false, false, false, false, true) -> Some IronPython
         | _ -> None
 
     let private getLanguageFromExtension = function
@@ -125,6 +132,7 @@ module LanguageEvaluation =
         | ".vcxproj" -> Some CPP
         | ".wixproj" -> Some WiX
         | ".nproj"  -> Some Nemerle
+        | ".pyproj"  -> Some IronPython
         | _ -> None
 
     let private getLanguageFromFileName (fileName : string) =
@@ -163,7 +171,7 @@ type ProjectFile =
 
 [<CompilationRepresentation(CompilationRepresentationFlags.ModuleSuffix)>]
 module ProjectFile =
-    let supportedEndings = [ ".csproj"; ".fsproj"; ".vbproj"; ".wixproj"; ".nproj"; ".vcxproj"]
+    let supportedEndings = [ ".csproj"; ".fsproj"; ".vbproj"; ".wixproj"; ".nproj"; ".vcxproj"; ".pyproj"]
 
     let isSupportedFile (fi:FileInfo) =
         supportedEndings
diff --git a/tests/Paket.Tests/InstallModel/Xml/RefactoringEssentials.fs b/tests/Paket.Tests/InstallModel/Xml/RefactoringEssentials.fs
index fc788b1738..080b7c27e8 100644
--- a/tests/Paket.Tests/InstallModel/Xml/RefactoringEssentials.fs
+++ b/tests/Paket.Tests/InstallModel/Xml/RefactoringEssentials.fs
@@ -52,4 +52,4 @@ let ``should generate Xml for RefactoringEssentials in VisualBasic project``() =
     ctx.AnalyzersNode
     |> (fun n -> n.OuterXml)
     |> normalizeXml
-    |> shouldEqual (normalizeXml expected)
\ No newline at end of file
+    |> shouldEqual (normalizeXml expected)
diff --git a/tests/Paket.Tests/Paket.Tests.fsproj b/tests/Paket.Tests/Paket.Tests.fsproj
index 88d856ecbb..d213c99fdb 100644
--- a/tests/Paket.Tests/Paket.Tests.fsproj
+++ b/tests/Paket.Tests/Paket.Tests.fsproj
@@ -235,6 +235,9 @@
     <None Include="ProjectFile\TestData\EmptyVbGuid.vbprojtest">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </None>
+    <None Include="ProjectFile\TestData\EmptyPyGuid.pyprojtest">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </None>
     <None Include="ProjectFile\TestData\Project1.fsprojtest">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </None>
diff --git a/tests/Paket.Tests/ProjectFile/FileBuildActionSpecs.fs b/tests/Paket.Tests/ProjectFile/FileBuildActionSpecs.fs
index 88ab161f51..e63de0df6b 100644
--- a/tests/Paket.Tests/ProjectFile/FileBuildActionSpecs.fs
+++ b/tests/Paket.Tests/ProjectFile/FileBuildActionSpecs.fs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ let ``should recognize compilable files``() =
     (createProject "B.fsproj").DetermineBuildAction "Module.fsi" |> shouldEqual BuildAction.Compile
     (createProject "C.vbproj").DetermineBuildAction "Whatever.vb" |> shouldEqual BuildAction.Compile
     (createProject "D.nproj").DetermineBuildAction "Main.n" |> shouldEqual BuildAction.Compile
+    (createProject "E.pyproj").DetermineBuildAction "Class.py" |> shouldEqual BuildAction.Compile
 
 [<Test>]
 let ``should recognize content files``() =
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ let ``should recognize content files``() =
     (createProject "B.fsproj").DetermineBuildAction "config.yml" |> shouldEqual BuildAction.Content
     (createProject "C.vbproj").DetermineBuildAction "noext" |> shouldEqual BuildAction.Content
     (createProject "D.nproj").DetermineBuildAction "App.config" |> shouldEqual BuildAction.Content
+    (createProject "E.pyproj").DetermineBuildAction "Something.xml" |> shouldEqual BuildAction.Content
 
 [<Test>]
 let ``should recognize page files``() =
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ let ``should recognize page files``() =
     (createProject "B.fsproj").DetermineBuildAction "Form1.Xaml" |> shouldEqual BuildAction.Page
     (createProject "C.vbproj").DetermineBuildAction "Form1.XAML" |> shouldEqual BuildAction.Page
     (createProject "D.nproj" ).DetermineBuildAction "Form1.XaML" |> shouldEqual BuildAction.Page
+    (createProject "E.pyproj" ).DetermineBuildAction "Form1.xaml" |> shouldEqual BuildAction.Page
 
 [<Test>]
 let ``should recognize resource files``() =
@@ -42,3 +45,4 @@ let ``should recognize resource files``() =
     (createProject "B.fsproj").DetermineBuildAction "Form1.ico" |> shouldEqual BuildAction.Resource
     (createProject "C.vbproj").DetermineBuildAction "Form1.png" |> shouldEqual BuildAction.Resource
     (createProject "D.nproj" ).DetermineBuildAction "Form1.jpg" |> shouldEqual BuildAction.Resource
+    (createProject "E.pyproj" ).DetermineBuildAction "Form1.jpg" |> shouldEqual BuildAction.Resource
diff --git a/tests/Paket.Tests/ProjectFile/TestData/EmptyPyGuid.pyprojtest b/tests/Paket.Tests/ProjectFile/TestData/EmptyPyGuid.pyprojtest
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..64c40e13b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Paket.Tests/ProjectFile/TestData/EmptyPyGuid.pyprojtest
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props" Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props')" />
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <ProjectTypeGuid>D499C55F-46C0-4FE1-8D05-02605C1891EA</ProjectTypeGuid>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+</Project>