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..efbdf8ede65
--- /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",
+        root_dir,
+        "--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/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