diff --git a/api/swig/python/CMakeLists.txt b/api/swig/python/CMakeLists.txt
index d460c8c378..ee67515655 100644
--- a/api/swig/python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/api/swig/python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@ cmake_policy(SET CMP0078 NEW)
 cmake_policy(SET CMP0086 NEW)
 
 # Handle where to install the resulting Python package
-#if (CALL_FROM_SETUP_PY)
-#    # The CMakeExtension will set CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX to the root
-#    # of the resulting wheel archive
-#    set(S2GEOMETRY_INSTALL_PREFIX ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX})
-#else()
-#    # The Python package is installed directly in the folder of the
-#    # detected interpreter (system, user, or virtualenv)
-#    set(S2GEOMETRY_INSTALL_PREFIX ${Python3_SITELIB})
-#endif()
+if (CALL_FROM_SETUP_PY)
+    # The CMakeExtension will set CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX to the root
+    # of the resulting wheel archive
+    set(BAGPY_INSTALL_PREFIX ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX})
+else()
+    # The Python package is installed directly in the folder of the
+    # detected interpreter (system, user, or virtualenv)
+    set(BAGPY_INSTALL_PREFIX ${Python3_SITELIB})
+endif()
 
 if(Python_LOOKUP_VERSION)
     set(Python_FIND_STRATEGY VERSION)
@@ -56,38 +56,25 @@ target_link_libraries(bagPy
     baglib
 )
 
-#if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES Darwin)
-#    if(${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} STREQUAL Release OR ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} STREQUAL MinSizeRel)
-#        set(BAGPY_LIB _bagPy.so)
-#    else()
-#        set(BAGPY_LIB _bagPyd.so)
-#    endif()
-#    # Somehow CPython on macOS looks for native code to end in .so instead of .dylib so copy the
-#    # compiled extension to a file ending in .so...
-#    add_custom_command(TARGET bagPy POST_BUILD
-#            COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different $<TARGET_FILE:bagPy> "${BAGPY_LIB}")
-#elseif(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES Linux)
-#    if(${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} STREQUAL Release OR ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} STREQUAL MinSizeRel)
-#        set(BAGPY_LIB _bagPy.so)
-#    else()
-#        set(BAGPY_LIB _bagPyd.so)
-#    endif()
-#elseif(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES Windows)
-#    # TODO: Adjust this for debug builds on Windows as above
-#    set(BAGPY_LIB _bagPy.pyd)
-#endif()
-
-# Files to install with Python
-#set(PYTHON_INSTALL_FILES
-#        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${BAGPY_MODULE_NAME}
-#        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${BAGPY_LIB})
+if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES Darwin)
+    set(BAGPY_LIB _bagPy.so)
+    # Somehow CPython on macOS looks for native code to end in .so instead of .dylib so copy the
+    # compiled extension to a file ending in .so...
+    add_custom_command(TARGET bagPy POST_BUILD
+            COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different $<TARGET_FILE:bagPy> "${BAGPY_LIB}")
+elseif(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES Linux)
+    set(BAGPY_LIB _bagPy.so)
+elseif(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES Windows)
+    set(BAGPY_LIB _bagPy.pyd)
+endif()
 
-# Configure setup.py and copy to output directory
-#set(SETUP_PY_IN ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/setup.py.in)
-#set(SETUP_PY_OUT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/setup.py)
-#configure_file(${SETUP_PY_IN} ${SETUP_PY_OUT})
+# Install the wrapper.
+install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${BAGPY_LIB} DESTINATION ${BAGPY_INSTALL_PREFIX})
 
-# Install target to call setup.py
-#add_custom_target(install-python
-#        DEPENDS _bagPy
-#        COMMAND python ${SETUP_PY_OUT} install)
+# Install swig-generated Python file (we rename it to __init__.py as it will
+# ultimately end up in a directory called bagPy in site-packages, which will
+# serve as the module directory.
+install(FILES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/bagPy.py"
+        DESTINATION ${BAGPY_INSTALL_PREFIX}
+        RENAME __init__.py
+        COMPONENT bagPy)
diff --git a/api/swig/python/setup.cfg.in b/api/swig/python/setup.cfg.in
index 8fa4758eeb..baacc1b7d0 100644
--- a/api/swig/python/setup.cfg.in
+++ b/api/swig/python/setup.cfg.in
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ python_requres = >=3.8
 
 [options.packages.find]
 where =
-    ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/api
+    ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/api/python
diff --git a/docs/BUILDING.md b/docs/BUILDING.md
index 5d1486b245..7e76508dcc 100644
--- a/docs/BUILDING.md
+++ b/docs/BUILDING.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 #### Build C++ library, tests, and example binaries:
 ```shell
-cmake -G Ninja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -B build -S . -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local \
+cmake -G Ninja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -B build -S . \
  -DBAG_BUILD_TESTS:BOOL=ON -DBAG_CODE_COVERAGE:BOOL=ON \
  -DBAG_BUILD_PYTHON:BOOL=OFF -DBAG_BUILD_EXAMPLES:BOOL=ON
 cmake --build build -j 8
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ $ python -m pip wheel -w dist/ .
 
 Then you can install the wheel with:
 ```shell
-$ python -m pip 
+$ python -m pip install dist/bagPy-*.whl
 ```
 
 ## Windows: Visual Studio 2022/2019