diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 463fbac28..c38c3ff53 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ New in spot 2.3.3.dev (not yet released)
     spot::acc_cond::rabin_like_pairs() are implemented for Rabin-like
     pairs.
 
+  Python:
+
+  - The 'spot.gen' package is a wrapper around the functions from
+    the libspotgen library.
+
   Bugs fixed:
 
   - the transformation to state-based acceptance (spot::sbacc()) was
diff --git a/python/.gitignore b/python/.gitignore
index 7e98f4b06..8175d2b40 100644
--- a/python/.gitignore
+++ b/python/.gitignore
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ buddy.py*
 ajax/*.py
 spot/impl.py
 spot/ltsmin.py
+spot/gen.py
diff --git a/python/Makefile.am b/python/Makefile.am
index 4d6e6103e..234701e9b 100644
--- a/python/Makefile.am
+++ b/python/Makefile.am
@@ -34,18 +34,21 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(PYTHONINC) -I$(top_builddir) -I$(top_srcdir) \
 # this.
 SWIGFLAGS = -c++ -python -py3 -O -nofastproxy -MD
 
-EXTRA_DIST = buddy.i spot/impl.i spot/ltsmin.i
+EXTRA_DIST = buddy.i spot/impl.i spot/ltsmin.i spot/gen.i
 nobase_python_PYTHON = \
   spot/__init__.py \
   spot/aux.py \
   spot/impl.py \
   spot/ltsmin.py \
+  spot/gen.py \
   buddy.py
-nobase_pyexec_LTLIBRARIES = _buddy.la spot/_impl.la spot/_ltsmin.la
+nobase_pyexec_LTLIBRARIES = _buddy.la spot/_impl.la \
+  spot/_ltsmin.la spot/_gen.la
 
 MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = \
   $(srcdir)/spot/impl_wrap.cxx $(srcdir)/spot/impl.py \
   $(srcdir)/spot/ltsmin_wrap.cxx $(srcdir)/spot/ltsmin.py \
+  $(srcdir)/spot/gen_wrap.cxx $(srcdir)/spot/gen.py \
   $(srcdir)/buddy_wrap.cxx $(srcdir)/buddy.py
 
 ## spot
@@ -81,6 +84,23 @@ spot/ltsmin.py: spot/ltsmin.i
 	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) spot/ltsmin_wrap.cxx
 
 
+## spot-gen
+
+spot__gen_la_SOURCES = spot/gen_wrap.cxx
+spot__gen_la_LDFLAGS = -avoid-version -module $(SYMBOLIC_LDFLAGS)
+spot__gen_la_LIBADD = $(top_builddir)/spot/libspot.la \
+                       $(top_builddir)/spot/gen/libspotgen.la
+
+@AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./spot/$(DEPDIR)/gen_wrap.Pcxx@am__quote@
+
+${srcdir}/spot/gen_wrap.cxx: spot/gen.i
+	$(SWIG) $(SWIGFLAGS) -I$(srcdir) -I$(top_srcdir) -MF spot/$(DEPDIR)/gen_wrap.TPcxx $(srcdir)/spot/gen.i
+	mv spot/$(DEPDIR)/gen_wrap.TPcxx spot/$(DEPDIR)/gen_wrap.Pcxx
+
+spot/gen.py: spot/gen.i
+	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) spot/gen_wrap.cxx
+
+
 ## buddy
 
 _buddy_la_SOURCES = buddy_wrap.cxx
diff --git a/python/spot/gen.i b/python/spot/gen.i
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..487f2ead2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/spot/gen.i
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+// -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+// Copyright (C) 2017 Laboratoire de Recherche et Développement de
+// l'Epita (LRDE).
+//
+// This file is part of Spot, a model checking library.
+//
+// Spot is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+// under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// Spot is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+// ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
+// or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public
+// License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+%{
+  // Workaround for SWIG 2.0.2 using ptrdiff_t but not including cstddef.
+  // It matters with g++ 4.6.
+#include <cstddef>
+%}
+
+%module(package="spot", director="1") gen
+
+%include "std_string.i"
+%include "exception.i"
+%include "std_shared_ptr.i"
+
+%shared_ptr(spot::twa_graph)
+
+%{
+#include <spot/gen/automata.hh>
+using namespace spot;
+%}
+
+%import(module="spot.impl") <spot/misc/common.hh>
+%import(module="spot.impl") <spot/tl/formula.hh>
+%import(module="spot.impl") <spot/twa/fwd.hh>
+
+%exception {
+  try {
+    $action
+  }
+  catch (const std::runtime_error& e)
+  {
+    SWIG_exception(SWIG_RuntimeError, e.what());
+  }
+}
+
+%include <spot/gen/automata.hh>
diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
index dac18ae83..e8eec9428 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ TESTS_python = \
   python/declenv.py \
   python/decompose_scc.py \
   python/dualize.py \
+  python/gen.py \
   python/implies.py \
   python/interdep.py \
   python/ltl2tgba.test \
diff --git a/tests/python/gen.py b/tests/python/gen.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec3843464
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/python/gen.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# -*- mode: python; coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright (C) 2017 Laboratoire de Recherche et Développement de
+# l'Epita (LRDE).
+#
+# This file is part of Spot, a model checking library.
+#
+# Spot is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Spot is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
+# or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public
+# License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+# Test that the spot.gen package works, in particular, we want
+# to make sure that the objects created from spot.gen methods
+# are usable with methods from the spot package.
+
+import spot.gen as gen
+from sys import exit
+
+k2 = gen.ks_cobuchi(2)
+assert k2.num_states() == 5
+# to_str is defined in the spot package, so this makes sure
+# the type returned by spot.gen.ks_cobuchi() is the correct one.
+assert 'to_str' in dir(k2)
+
+try:
+    gen.ks_cobuchi(0)
+except RuntimeError as e:
+    assert 'positive argument' in str(e)
+else:
+    exit(2)