diff --git a/buildout/local-eggs/invokepython/invokepython.py b/buildout/local-eggs/invokepython/invokepython.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8e7090b8371188d186fa2986d3890bac30167cfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildout/local-eggs/invokepython/invokepython.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import sys, os
+def invokepython():
+  os.environ['PYTHONPATH'] = ':'.join(sys.path)
+  os.execl(sys.executable, *sys.argv)
diff --git a/buildout/local-eggs/invokepython/setup.py b/buildout/local-eggs/invokepython/setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6e9713ff018990253249b96af887bf2f36aa840c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildout/local-eggs/invokepython/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+
+name = "invokepython"
+version = '0.1'
+
+setup(
+    name = name,
+    version = version,
+    author = "Lukasz Nowak",
+    author_email = "luke@nexedi.com",
+    description = "ZC Buildout recipe to invoke full python interpreter",
+    license = "ZPL 2.1",
+    keywords = "python interpreter",
+    packages = find_packages(),
+    scripts = [name+".py",],
+    include_package_data = True,
+    classifiers=[
+      "License :: OSI Approved :: Zope Public License",
+      "Framework :: Buildout",
+      "Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux",
+      ],
+    zip_safe=False,
+    entry_points = """
+    [console_scripts]
+    invokepython = invokepython:invokepython
+    """,
+    )
diff --git a/buildout/software-profiles/python-2.4.cfg b/buildout/software-profiles/python-2.4.cfg
index 3874100ece435d0c61e5bc7ed227e03c1a077e50..90b9084fc669737e82541bba8ef9cb62c92daca2 100644
--- a/buildout/software-profiles/python-2.4.cfg
+++ b/buildout/software-profiles/python-2.4.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 [buildout]
 # http://bluedynamics.com/articles/jens/build-python-in-buildout
 # based on https://svn.plone.org/svn/collective/buildout/bda-naked-python/buildout2.4.cfg
+develop = local-eggs/invokepython
+
 python_version = 2.4
 parts =
     python
@@ -31,12 +33,13 @@ configure-options =
 patches = ${python2.4-dbm-patch:location}/${python2.4-dbm-patch:filename}
 
 [pythonbin]
-recipe = zc.recipe.egg
+# XXX/Note: This is hackish way to have fully featured python interpreter
+recipe = zc.recipe.egg:scripts
 eggs = ${eggs:eggs}
-interpreter = python${buildout:python_version}
+  invokepython
 dependent-scripts = true
 scripts =
-  python=${:interpreter}
+  invokepython=python${buildout:python_version}
   ipython=ipython${buildout:python_version}
 
 [requirements]