diff --git a/everest-cmake-config-version.cmake b/everest-cmake-config-version.cmake
index 410a575..d82b2c1 100644
--- a/everest-cmake-config-version.cmake
+++ b/everest-cmake-config-version.cmake
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-set(PACKAGE_VERSION 0.2.1)
+set(PACKAGE_VERSION 0.3)
 
 if(PACKAGE_FIND_VERSION STREQUAL PACKAGE_VERSION)
     set(PACKAGE_VERSION_EXACT TRUE)
 elseif (PACKAGE_FIND_VERSION_MAJOR STREQUAL "0")
-    if (PACKAGE_FIND_VERSION_MINOR GREATER "2")
+    if (PACKAGE_FIND_VERSION_MINOR GREATER "3")
         set(PACKAGE_VERSION_UNSUITABLE TRUE)
     else ()
         set(PACKAGE_VERSION_COMPATIBLE TRUE)
diff --git a/everest-cmake-config.cmake b/everest-cmake-config.cmake
index aa7a549..5d66f46 100644
--- a/everest-cmake-config.cmake
+++ b/everest-cmake-config.cmake
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ if (everest_cmake_FOUND)
 endif()
 
 include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/edm.cmake")
+include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/python-package-helpers.cmake")
+include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/python-virtualenv.cmake")
 
 macro (evc_include FILE)
 	include("${everest-cmake_DIR}/3rd_party/${FILE}.cmake")
diff --git a/python-package-helpers.cmake b/python-package-helpers.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..79b28d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python-package-helpers.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+function (ev_create_pip_install_dist_target)
+    cmake_parse_arguments(
+        "EV_CREATE_PIP_INSTALL_DIST_TARGET"
+        ""
+        "PACKAGE_NAME"
+        "DEPENDS"
+        ${ARGN}
+    )
+
+    add_custom_target(${EV_CREATE_PIP_INSTALL_DIST_TARGET_PACKAGE_NAME}_pip_install_dist
+        # Remove build dir from pip
+        COMMAND
+            ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E remove_directory build
+        COMMAND
+            ${Python3_EXECUTABLE} -m pip install --force-reinstall .
+        WORKING_DIRECTORY
+            ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+        DEPENDS
+            ${EV_CREATE_PIP_INSTALL_DIST_TARGET_DEPENDS}
+        COMMENT
+            "Installing ${EV_CREATE_PIP_INSTALL_DIST_TARGET_PACKAGE_NAME} from distribution"
+    )
+endfunction()
+
+function (ev_create_pip_install_local_target)
+    cmake_parse_arguments(
+        "EV_CREATE_PIP_INSTALL_LOCAL_TARGET"
+        ""
+        "PACKAGE_NAME"
+        "DEPENDS"
+        ${ARGN}
+    )
+
+    add_custom_target(${EV_CREATE_PIP_INSTALL_LOCAL_TARGET_PACKAGE_NAME}_pip_install_local
+        # Remove build dir from pip
+        COMMAND
+            ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E remove_directory build
+        COMMAND
+            ${Python3_EXECUTABLE} -m pip install --force-reinstall -e .
+        WORKING_DIRECTORY
+            ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+        DEPENDS
+            ${EV_CREATE_PIP_INSTALL_LOCAL_TARGET_DEPENDS}
+        COMMENT
+            "Installing ${EV_CREATE_PIP_INSTALL_LOCAL_TARGET_PACKAGE_NAME} via user-mode from build"
+    )
+endfunction()
+
+function(ev_create_pip_install_targets)
+    cmake_parse_arguments(
+        "EV_CREATE_PIP_INSTALL_TARGETS"
+        ""
+        "PACKAGE_NAME"
+        "DIST_DEPENDS;LOCAL_DEPENDS"
+        ${ARGN}
+    )
+    ev_create_pip_install_dist_target(
+        PACKAGE_NAME ${EV_CREATE_PIP_INSTALL_TARGETS_PACKAGE_NAME}
+        DEPENDS ${EV_CREATE_PIP_INSTALL_TARGETS_DIST_DEPENDS}
+    )
+    ev_create_pip_install_local_target(
+        PACKAGE_NAME ${EV_CREATE_PIP_INSTALL_TARGETS_PACKAGE_NAME}
+        DEPENDS ${EV_CREATE_PIP_INSTALL_TARGETS_LOCAL_DEPENDS}
+    )
+endfunction()
+
+function (ev_create_python_wheel_targets)
+    cmake_parse_arguments(
+        "EV_CREATE_PYTHON_WHEEL_TARGETS"
+        ""
+        "PACKAGE_NAME"
+        "DEPENDS;INSTALL_PREFIX"
+        ${ARGN}
+    )
+
+    if (NOT DEFINED ${EV_CREATE_PYTHON_WHEEL_TARGETS_INSTALL_PREFIX})
+        if ("${${PROJECT_NAME}_WHEEL_INSTALL_PREFIX}" STREQUAL "")
+            message(FATAL_ERROR 
+                "No install prefix for wheel specified, please set ${PROJECT_NAME}_WHEEL_INSTALL_PREFIX, use the INSTALL_PREFIX argument or use macro ev_setup_cmake_variables_python_wheel() to set a default value."
+            )
+        else()
+            set(EV_CREATE_PYTHON_WHEEL_TARGETS_INSTALL_PREFIX ${${PROJECT_NAME}_WHEEL_INSTALL_PREFIX})
+        endif()
+    endif()
+
+    set(WHEEL_OUTDIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/dist)
+    add_custom_target(${EV_CREATE_PYTHON_WHEEL_TARGETS_PACKAGE_NAME}_build_wheel
+        # Remove build dir from pip
+        COMMAND
+            ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E remove_directory build
+        COMMAND
+            ${Python3_EXECUTABLE} -m build --wheel --outdir ${WHEEL_OUTDIR} .
+        WORKING_DIRECTORY
+            ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+        DEPENDS
+            ${EV_CREATE_PYTHON_WHEEL_TARGETS_DEPENDS}
+        COMMENT
+            "Building wheel for ${EV_CREATE_PYTHON_WHEEL_TARGETS_PACKAGE_NAME}"
+    )
+
+    add_custom_target(${EV_CREATE_PYTHON_WHEEL_TARGETS_PACKAGE_NAME}_install_wheel
+        COMMAND
+            ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E make_directory ${EV_CREATE_PYTHON_WHEEL_TARGETS_INSTALL_PREFIX}
+        COMMAND
+            ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory ${WHEEL_OUTDIR} ${EV_CREATE_PYTHON_WHEEL_TARGETS_INSTALL_PREFIX}/
+        WORKING_DIRECTORY
+            ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+        DEPENDS
+            ${EV_CREATE_PYTHON_WHEEL_TARGETS_PACKAGE_NAME}_build_wheel
+        COMMENT
+            "Copy wheel for ${EV_CREATE_PYTHON_WHEEL_TARGETS_PACKAGE_NAME} to ${EV_CREATE_PYTHON_WHEEL_TARGETS_INSTALL_PREFIX}"
+    )
+endfunction()
+
+macro(ev_setup_cmake_variables_python_wheel)
+    set(${PROJECT_NAME}_WHEEL_INSTALL_PREFIX "" CACHE PATH "Path to install python wheels to")
+    if (${PROJECT_NAME}_WHEEL_INSTALL_PREFIX STREQUAL "")
+        if(${WHEEL_INSTALL_PREFIX})
+            set(${PROJECT_NAME}_DEFAULT_WHEEL_INSTALL_PREFIX "${WHEEL_INSTALL_PREFIX}")
+            message(STATUS "${PROJET_NAME}_WHEEL_INSTALL_PREFIX not set, using default: WHEEL_INSTALL_PREFIX=${${PROJECT_NAME}_DEFAULT_WHEEL_INSTALL_PREFIX}")
+        else()
+            set(${PROJECT_NAME}_DEFAULT_WHEEL_INSTALL_PREFIX "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/../dist-wheels")
+            message(STATUS "${PROJECT_NAME}_WHEEL_INSTALL_PREFIX not set, using default: \${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/../dist-wheels=${${PROJECT_NAME}_DEFAULT_WHEEL_INSTALL_PREFIX}")
+        endif()
+        set(${PROJECT_NAME}_WHEEL_INSTALL_PREFIX "${${PROJECT_NAME}_DEFAULT_WHEEL_INSTALL_PREFIX}" CACHE PATH "Path to install python wheels to" FORCE)
+    endif()
+    message(STATUS "${PROJECT_NAME}_WHEEL_INSTALL_PREFIX=${${PROJECT_NAME}_WHEEL_INSTALL_PREFIX}")
+endmacro()
diff --git a/python-virtualenv.cmake b/python-virtualenv.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..02dc40f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python-virtualenv.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+macro(ev_create_python_venv)
+    cmake_parse_arguments(
+        "EV_CREATE_PYTHON_VENV"
+        "INCLUDE_SYSTEM_SITE_PACKAGES"
+        "PATH_TO_VENV"
+        ""
+        ${ARGN}
+    )
+    ev_is_directory_python_venv(
+        DIRECTORY "${EV_CREATE_PYTHON_VENV_PATH_TO_VENV}"
+        RESULT_VAR "EV_CREATE_PYTHON_VENV_IS_DIRECTORY_PYTHON_VENV"
+    )
+    if(${EV_CREATE_PYTHON_VENV_IS_DIRECTORY_PYTHON_VENV})
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "Directory is already a python venv: ${EV_CREATE_PYTHON_VENV_PATH_TO_VENV}")
+    endif()
+    find_package(Python3
+        REQUIRED
+        COMPONENTS
+            Interpreter
+            Development
+    )
+    set(EV_CREATE_PYTHON_VENV_SYSTEM_SITE_PACKAGES_FLAG "")
+    if(${EV_CREATE_PYTHON_VENV_INCLUDE_SYSTEM_SITE_PACKAGES})
+        set(EV_CREATE_PYTHON_VENV_SYSTEM_SITE_PACKAGES_FLAG "--system-site-packages")
+    endif()
+    execute_process(
+        COMMAND
+            ${Python3_EXECUTABLE} -m venv ${EV_CREATE_PYTHON_VENV_SYSTEM_SITE_PACKAGES_FLAG} ${EV_CREATE_PYTHON_VENV_PATH_TO_VENV}
+    )
+    message(STATUS "Created python venv: ${EV_CREATE_PYTHON_VENV_PATH_TO_VENV}")
+endmacro()
+
+macro(ev_activate_python_venv)
+    cmake_parse_arguments(
+        "EV_ACTIVATE_PYTHON_VENV"
+        ""
+        "PATH_TO_VENV"
+        ""
+        ${ARGN}
+    )
+    ev_is_directory_python_venv(
+        DIRECTORY "${EV_ACTIVATE_PYTHON_VENV_PATH_TO_VENV}"
+        RESULT_VAR "EV_CREATE_PYTHON_VENV_IS_DIRECTORY_PYTHON_VENV"
+    )
+    if(NOT ${EV_CREATE_PYTHON_VENV_IS_DIRECTORY_PYTHON_VENV})
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "Directory is not a python venv: ${EV_ACTIVATE_PYTHON_VENV_PATH_TO_VENV}")
+    endif()
+    set(ENV{VIRTUAL_ENV} "${EV_ACTIVATE_PYTHON_VENV_PATH_TO_VENV}")
+    set(Python3_FIND_VIRTUALENV FIRST)
+    unset(Python3_EXECUTABLE)
+    find_package(Python3
+        REQUIRED
+        COMPONENTS
+            Interpreter
+            Development
+    )
+    message(STATUS "Activated python venv: Python3_EXECUTABLE: ${Python3_EXECUTABLE}")
+endmacro()
+
+macro(ev_deactivate_python_venv)
+    unset(ENV{VIRTUAL_ENV})
+    unset(Python3_EXECUTABLE)
+    set(Python3_FIND_VIRTUALENV STANDARD)
+    find_package(Python3
+        REQUIRED
+        COMPONENTS
+            Interpreter
+            Development
+    )
+    message(STATUS "Deactivated python venv: Python3_EXECUTABLE: ${Python3_EXECUTABLE}")
+endmacro()
+
+function(ev_is_directory_python_venv)
+    cmake_parse_arguments(
+        "EV_IS_DIRECTORY_PYTHON_VENV"
+        ""
+        "DIRECTORY;RESULT_VAR"
+        ""
+        ${ARGN}
+    )
+    message(DEBUG "Checking if directory is a python venv: ${EV_IS_DIRECTORY_PYTHON_VENV_DIRECTORY}")
+    if(EXISTS "${EV_IS_DIRECTORY_PYTHON_VENV_DIRECTORY}/pyvenv.cfg")
+        message(DEBUG "Directory is a python venv: ${EV_IS_DIRECTORY_PYTHON_VENV_DIRECTORY}")
+        set(${EV_IS_DIRECTORY_PYTHON_VENV_RESULT_VAR} TRUE PARENT_SCOPE)
+        return()
+    else()
+        message(DEBUG "Directory is not a python venv: ${EV_IS_DIRECTORY_PYTHON_VENV_DIRECTORY}")
+        set(${EV_IS_DIRECTORY_PYTHON_VENV_RESULT_VAR} FALSE PARENT_SCOPE)
+        return()
+    endif()
+endfunction()
+
+function(ev_is_python_venv_active)
+    cmake_parse_arguments(
+        "EV_IS_PYTHON_VENV_ACTIVE"
+        ""
+        "RESULT_VAR"
+        ""
+        ${ARGN}
+    )
+    if(DEFINED ENV{VIRTUAL_ENV})
+        message(DEBUG "Python venv is active: $ENV{VIRTUAL_ENV}")
+        set(${EV_IS_PYTHON_VENV_ACTIVE_RESULT_VAR} TRUE PARENT_SCOPE)
+        return()
+    else()
+        message(DEBUG "Python venv is not active")
+        set(${EV_IS_PYTHON_VENV_ACTIVE_RESULT_VAR} FALSE PARENT_SCOPE)
+        return()
+    endif()
+endfunction()
+
+macro(ev_setup_python_executable)
+    cmake_parse_arguments(
+        "EV_SETUP_PYTHON_EXECUTABLE"
+        ""
+        "USE_PYTHON_VENV;PYTHON_VENV_PATH"
+        ""
+        ${ARGN}
+    )
+    if(NOT ${EV_SETUP_PYTHON_EXECUTABLE_USE_PYTHON_VENV})
+        find_package(Python3
+            REQUIRED
+            COMPONENTS
+                Interpreter
+                Development
+        )
+    else()
+        message(STATUS "Using python venv: ${${PROJECT_NAME}_PYTHON_VENV_PATH}")
+        ev_is_directory_python_venv(
+            DIRECTORY ${${PROJECT_NAME}_PYTHON_VENV_PATH}
+            RESULT_VAR IS_DIRECTORY_PYTHON_VENV
+        )
+        if(NOT ${IS_DIRECTORY_PYTHON_VENV})
+            ev_create_python_venv(
+                PATH_TO_VENV
+                    "${${PROJECT_NAME}_PYTHON_VENV_PATH}"
+                INCLUDE_SYSTEM_SITE_PACKAGES
+            )
+        endif()
+        ev_activate_python_venv(PATH_TO_VENV "${${PROJECT_NAME}_PYTHON_VENV_PATH}")
+    endif()
+    message(STATUS "Set up python executable with Python3_EXECUTABLE=${Python3_EXECUTABLE}")
+endmacro()