diff --git a/bindings/python/examples/Makefile.am b/bindings/python/examples/Makefile.am
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+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017-2021 Bartosz Golaszewski <bartekgola@gmail.com>
+
+EXTRA_DIST =				\
+		gpiodetect.py		\
+		gpiofind.py		\
+		gpioget.py		\
+		gpioinfo.py		\
+		gpiomon.py		\
+		gpioset.py
diff --git a/bindings/python/examples/gpiodetect.py b/bindings/python/examples/gpiodetect.py
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+++ b/bindings/python/examples/gpiodetect.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017-2021 Bartosz Golaszewski <bartekgola@gmail.com>
+
+"""Reimplementation of the gpiodetect tool in Python."""
+
+import gpiod
+import os
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    for entry in os.scandir("/dev/"):
+        if gpiod.is_gpiochip_device(entry.path):
+            with gpiod.Chip(entry.path) as chip:
+                info = chip.get_info()
+                print(
+                    "{} [{}] ({} lines)".format(info.name, info.label, info.num_lines)
+                )
diff --git a/bindings/python/examples/gpiofind.py b/bindings/python/examples/gpiofind.py
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+++ b/bindings/python/examples/gpiofind.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017-2021 Bartosz Golaszewski <bartekgola@gmail.com>
+
+"""Reimplementation of the gpiofind tool in Python."""
+
+import gpiod
+import os
+import sys
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    for entry in os.scandir("/dev/"):
+        if gpiod.is_gpiochip_device(entry.path):
+            with gpiod.Chip(entry.path) as chip:
+                offset = chip.get_line_offset_from_name(sys.argv[1])
+                if offset is not None:
+                    print("{} {}".format(chip.get_info().name, offset))
+                    sys.exit(0)
+
+    sys.exit(1)
diff --git a/bindings/python/examples/gpioget.py b/bindings/python/examples/gpioget.py
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+++ b/bindings/python/examples/gpioget.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017-2021 Bartosz Golaszewski <bartekgola@gmail.com>
+
+"""Simplified reimplementation of the gpioget tool in Python."""
+
+import gpiod
+import sys
+
+Direction = gpiod.Line.Direction
+Value = gpiod.Line.Value
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    if len(sys.argv) < 3:
+        raise TypeError("usage: gpioget.py <gpiochip> <offset1> <offset2> ...")
+
+    path = sys.argv[1]
+    offsets = []
+    for off in sys.argv[2:]:
+        offsets.append(int(off))
+
+    with gpiod.request_lines(
+        path,
+        gpiod.RequestConfig(offsets=offsets, consumer="gpioget.py"),
+        gpiod.LineConfig(direction=Direction.INPUT),
+    ) as request:
+        vals = request.get_values()
+
+        for val in vals:
+            print("0" if val == Value.INACTIVE else "1", end=" ")
+        print()
diff --git a/bindings/python/examples/gpioinfo.py b/bindings/python/examples/gpioinfo.py
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+++ b/bindings/python/examples/gpioinfo.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017-2021 Bartosz Golaszewski <bartekgola@gmail.com>
+
+"""Simplified reimplementation of the gpioinfo tool in Python."""
+
+import gpiod
+import os
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    for entry in os.scandir("/dev/"):
+        if gpiod.is_gpiochip_device(entry.path):
+            with gpiod.Chip(entry.path) as chip:
+                cinfo = chip.get_info()
+                print("{} - {} lines:".format(cinfo.name, cinfo.num_lines))
+
+                for offset in range(0, cinfo.num_lines):
+                    linfo = chip.get_line_info(offset)
+                    offset = linfo.offset
+                    name = linfo.name
+                    consumer = linfo.consumer
+                    direction = linfo.direction
+                    active_low = linfo.active_low
+
+                    print(
+                        "\tline {:>3}: {:>18} {:>12} {:>8} {:>10}".format(
+                            offset,
+                            "unnamed" if name is None else name,
+                            "unused" if consumer is None else consumer,
+                            "input"
+                            if direction == gpiod.Line.Direction.INPUT
+                            else "output",
+                            "active-low" if active_low else "active-high",
+                        )
+                    )
diff --git a/bindings/python/examples/gpiomon.py b/bindings/python/examples/gpiomon.py
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+++ b/bindings/python/examples/gpiomon.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017-2021 Bartosz Golaszewski <bartekgola@gmail.com>
+
+"""Simplified reimplementation of the gpiomon tool in Python."""
+
+import gpiod
+import sys
+
+Edge = gpiod.Line.Edge
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    if len(sys.argv) < 3:
+        raise TypeError("usage: gpiomon.py <gpiochip> <offset1> <offset2> ...")
+
+    path = sys.argv[1]
+    offsets = []
+    for off in sys.argv[2:]:
+        offsets.append(int(off))
+
+    buf = gpiod.EdgeEventBuffer()
+
+    with gpiod.request_lines(
+        path,
+        gpiod.RequestConfig(offsets=offsets, consumer="gpiomon.py"),
+        gpiod.LineConfig(edge_detection=Edge.BOTH),
+    ) as request:
+        while True:
+            request.read_edge_event(buf)
+            for event in buf:
+                print(event)
diff --git a/bindings/python/examples/gpioset.py b/bindings/python/examples/gpioset.py
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+++ b/bindings/python/examples/gpioset.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017-2021 Bartosz Golaszewski <bartekgola@gmail.com>
+
+"""Simplified reimplementation of the gpioset tool in Python."""
+
+import gpiod
+import sys
+
+Value = gpiod.Line.Value
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    if len(sys.argv) < 3:
+        raise TypeError("usage: gpioset.py <gpiochip> <offset1>=<value1> ...")
+
+    path = sys.argv[1]
+    values = dict()
+    for arg in sys.argv[2:]:
+        arg = arg.split("=")
+        key = int(arg[0])
+        val = int(arg[1])
+
+        if val == 1:
+            values[key] = Value.ACTIVE
+        elif val == 0:
+            values[key] = Value.INACTIVE
+        else:
+            raise ValueError("{} is an invalid value for GPIO lines".format(val))
+
+    with gpiod.request_lines(
+        path,
+        gpiod.RequestConfig(offsets=values.keys(), consumer="gpioset.py"),
+        gpiod.LineConfig(direction=gpiod.Line.Direction.OUTPUT, output_values=values),
+    ) as request:
+        input()
