diff --git a/examples/raytrace-parallel/.gitignore b/examples/raytrace-parallel/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 8b5555eb0cf..00000000000
--- a/examples/raytrace-parallel/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-raytrace_parallel.js
-raytrace_parallel_bg.wasm
diff --git a/examples/raytrace-parallel/README.md b/examples/raytrace-parallel/README.md
index 296e9aa8fbe..a09c42bbf2a 100644
--- a/examples/raytrace-parallel/README.md
+++ b/examples/raytrace-parallel/README.md
@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@ online][compiled]
 You can build the example locally with:
 
 ```
-$ ./run.sh
+$ python3 run.py
 ```
 
-(or running the commands on Windows manually)
-
 and then visiting http://localhost:8080 in a browser should run the example!
diff --git a/examples/raytrace-parallel/build.py b/examples/raytrace-parallel/build.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..0e14f490711
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/raytrace-parallel/build.py
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import os
+import subprocess
+
+root_dir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+
+# A couple of steps are necessary to get this build working which makes it slightly
+# nonstandard compared to most other builds.
+#
+# * First, the Rust standard library needs to be recompiled with atomics
+#   enabled. to do that we use Cargo's unstable `-Zbuild-std` feature.
+#
+# * Next we need to compile everything with the `atomics` and `bulk-memory`
+#   features enabled, ensuring that LLVM will generate atomic instructions,
+#   shared memory, passive segments, etc.
+
+os.environ.update(
+    {"RUSTFLAGS": "-C target-feature=+atomics,+bulk-memory,+mutable-globals"}
+)
+
+subprocess.run(
+    [
+        "cargo",
+        "build",
+        "--target",
+        "wasm32-unknown-unknown",
+        "--release",
+        "-Zbuild-std=std,panic_abort",
+    ],
+    cwd=root_dir,
+).check_returncode()
+
+# Note the usage of `--target no-modules` here which is required for passing
+# the memory import to each wasm module.
+subprocess.run(
+    [
+        "cargo",
+        "run",
+        "-p",
+        "wasm-bindgen-cli",
+        "--",
+        os.path.join(
+            root_dir,
+            "..",
+            "..",
+            "target",
+            "wasm32-unknown-unknown",
+            "release",
+            "raytrace_parallel.wasm",
+        ),
+        "--out-dir",
+        os.path.join(root_dir, "pkg"),
+        "--target",
+        "no-modules",
+    ],
+    cwd=root_dir,
+).check_returncode()
diff --git a/examples/raytrace-parallel/build.sh b/examples/raytrace-parallel/build.sh
index f10dcf29dfb..09786f553ce 100755
--- a/examples/raytrace-parallel/build.sh
+++ b/examples/raytrace-parallel/build.sh
@@ -2,22 +2,4 @@
 
 set -ex
 
-# A couple of steps are necessary to get this build working which makes it slightly
-# nonstandard compared to most other builds.
-#
-# * First, the Rust standard library needs to be recompiled with atomics
-#   enabled. to do that we use Cargo's unstable `-Zbuild-std` feature.
-#
-# * Next we need to compile everything with the `atomics` and `bulk-memory`
-#   features enabled, ensuring that LLVM will generate atomic instructions,
-#   shared memory, passive segments, etc.
-
-RUSTFLAGS='-C target-feature=+atomics,+bulk-memory,+mutable-globals' \
-  cargo build --target wasm32-unknown-unknown --release -Z build-std=std,panic_abort
-
-# Note the usage of `--target no-modules` here which is required for passing
-# the memory import to each wasm module.
-cargo run -p wasm-bindgen-cli -- \
-  ../../target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/raytrace_parallel.wasm \
-  --out-dir . \
-  --target no-modules
+python3 build.py
diff --git a/examples/raytrace-parallel/index.html b/examples/raytrace-parallel/index.html
index bc9cae70616..2feedce4b00 100644
--- a/examples/raytrace-parallel/index.html
+++ b/examples/raytrace-parallel/index.html
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@
       document.getElementById('render').disabled = true;
       document.getElementById('concurrency').disabled = true;
     </script>
-    <script src='raytrace_parallel.js'></script>
+    <script src='pkg/raytrace_parallel.js'></script>
     <script src='index.js'></script>
   </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/examples/raytrace-parallel/run.py b/examples/raytrace-parallel/run.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..411fb94d0e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/raytrace-parallel/run.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import os
+import subprocess
+
+root_dir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+
+subprocess.run(["python3", "build.py"], cwd=root_dir).check_returncode()
+
+subprocess.run(["python3", "server.py"], cwd=root_dir).check_returncode()
diff --git a/examples/raytrace-parallel/run.sh b/examples/raytrace-parallel/run.sh
index e32cfb456e9..1590260c287 100755
--- a/examples/raytrace-parallel/run.sh
+++ b/examples/raytrace-parallel/run.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 
 set -ex
 
-./build.sh
+python3 build.py
 
 python3 server.py
diff --git a/examples/raytrace-parallel/worker.js b/examples/raytrace-parallel/worker.js
index 26d40c62dea..2c5863316bf 100644
--- a/examples/raytrace-parallel/worker.js
+++ b/examples/raytrace-parallel/worker.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // synchronously, using the browser, import out shim JS scripts
-importScripts('raytrace_parallel.js');
+importScripts('pkg/raytrace_parallel.js');
 
 // Wait for the main thread to send us the shared module/memory. Once we've got
 // it, initialize it all with the `wasm_bindgen` global we imported via
diff --git a/examples/wasm-audio-worklet/README.md b/examples/wasm-audio-worklet/README.md
index 157e0c41ab4..fae3fd6714f 100644
--- a/examples/wasm-audio-worklet/README.md
+++ b/examples/wasm-audio-worklet/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ online][compiled]
 You can build the example locally with:
 
 ```
-$ ./run.sh
+$ python3 run.py
 ```
 
 (or running the commands on Windows manually)
diff --git a/examples/wasm-audio-worklet/build.py b/examples/wasm-audio-worklet/build.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e2e53d16596
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/wasm-audio-worklet/build.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import os
+import subprocess
+
+root_dir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+
+# A couple of steps are necessary to get this build working which makes it slightly
+# nonstandard compared to most other builds.
+#
+# * First, the Rust standard library needs to be recompiled with atomics
+#   enabled. to do that we use Cargo's unstable `-Zbuild-std` feature.
+#
+# * Next we need to compile everything with the `atomics` and `bulk-memory`
+#   features enabled, ensuring that LLVM will generate atomic instructions,
+#   shared memory, passive segments, etc.
+
+os.environ.update(
+    {"RUSTFLAGS": "-C target-feature=+atomics,+bulk-memory,+mutable-globals"}
+)
+
+subprocess.run(
+    [
+        "cargo",
+        "build",
+        "--target",
+        "wasm32-unknown-unknown",
+        "--release",
+        "-Zbuild-std=std,panic_abort",
+    ],
+    cwd=root_dir,
+).check_returncode()
+
+# Note the usage of `--target no-modules` here which is required for passing
+# the memory import to each wasm module.
+subprocess.run(
+    [
+        "cargo",
+        "run",
+        "-p",
+        "wasm-bindgen-cli",
+        "--",
+        os.path.join(
+            root_dir,
+            "..",
+            "..",
+            "target",
+            "wasm32-unknown-unknown",
+            "release",
+            "wasm_audio_worklet.wasm",
+        ),
+        "--out-dir",
+        os.path.join(root_dir, "pkg"),
+        "--target",
+        "web",
+        "--split-linked-modules",
+    ],
+    cwd=root_dir,
+).check_returncode()
diff --git a/examples/wasm-audio-worklet/build.sh b/examples/wasm-audio-worklet/build.sh
index 576fec80605..09786f553ce 100755
--- a/examples/wasm-audio-worklet/build.sh
+++ b/examples/wasm-audio-worklet/build.sh
@@ -2,21 +2,4 @@
 
 set -ex
 
-# A couple of steps are necessary to get this build working which makes it slightly
-# nonstandard compared to most other builds.
-#
-# * First, the Rust standard library needs to be recompiled with atomics
-#   enabled. to do that we use Cargo's unstable `-Zbuild-std` feature.
-#
-# * Next we need to compile everything with the `atomics` and `bulk-memory`
-#   features enabled, ensuring that LLVM will generate atomic instructions,
-#   shared memory, passive segments, etc.
-
-RUSTFLAGS='-C target-feature=+atomics,+bulk-memory,+mutable-globals' \
-  cargo build --target wasm32-unknown-unknown --release -Z build-std=std,panic_abort
-
-cargo run -p wasm-bindgen-cli -- \
-  ../../target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/wasm_audio_worklet.wasm \
-  --out-dir . \
-  --target web \
-  --split-linked-modules
+python3 build.py
diff --git a/examples/wasm-audio-worklet/index.html b/examples/wasm-audio-worklet/index.html
index 9cb5882cbd7..0f4eaa16933 100644
--- a/examples/wasm-audio-worklet/index.html
+++ b/examples/wasm-audio-worklet/index.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     </head>
     <body>
         <script type="module">
-            import init, {web_main} from "./wasm_audio_worklet.js";
+            import init, {web_main} from "./pkg/wasm_audio_worklet.js";
             async function run() {
                 await init();
                 web_main();
diff --git a/examples/wasm-audio-worklet/run.py b/examples/wasm-audio-worklet/run.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..411fb94d0e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/wasm-audio-worklet/run.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import os
+import subprocess
+
+root_dir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+
+subprocess.run(["python3", "build.py"], cwd=root_dir).check_returncode()
+
+subprocess.run(["python3", "server.py"], cwd=root_dir).check_returncode()
diff --git a/examples/wasm-audio-worklet/run.sh b/examples/wasm-audio-worklet/run.sh
index e32cfb456e9..1590260c287 100755
--- a/examples/wasm-audio-worklet/run.sh
+++ b/examples/wasm-audio-worklet/run.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 
 set -ex
 
-./build.sh
+python3 build.py
 
 python3 server.py