diff --git a/src/py/backend/backend.py b/src/py/backend/backend.py
index 4ad6cc2305d..e2b32a5c984 100755
--- a/src/py/backend/backend.py
+++ b/src/py/backend/backend.py
@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@ def prepare(cls, model, device=None, **kwargs):
                     "Incompatible device expected '{0}', got '{1}'".format(
                         device, get_device()))
             inf = migraphx.parse_onnx_buffer(model)
-            cls._prog_string = str("\nProgram =\n{}".format(inf))
+            cls._prog_string = str("\nPython =\n{}\nProgram =\n{}".format(
+                inf.to_py(), inf))
             device = cls._device
             cls._input_names = inf.get_parameter_names()
             inf.compile(migraphx.get_target(device.lower()))
diff --git a/src/py/migraphx_py.cpp b/src/py/migraphx_py.cpp
index 110a9f1ff0d..bafe0fdedf8 100644
--- a/src/py/migraphx_py.cpp
+++ b/src/py/migraphx_py.cpp
@@ -468,6 +468,12 @@ MIGRAPHX_PYBIND11_MODULE(migraphx, m)
                      migraphx::any_ptr(reinterpret_cast<void*>(stream), stream_name), true};
                  return p.eval(pm, exec_env);
              })
+        .def("to_py",
+             [](const migraphx::program& p) {
+                 std::stringstream ss;
+                 p.print_py(ss);
+                 return ss.str();
+             })
         .def("sort", &migraphx::program::sort)
         .def("print", [](const migraphx::program& p) { std::cout << p << std::endl; })
         .def("__eq__", std::equal_to<migraphx::program>{})