diff --git a/.ci_support/linux_64_.yaml b/.ci_support/linux_64_.yaml
index 9d673b9..4e56d6d 100644
--- a/.ci_support/linux_64_.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/linux_64_.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,16 @@ libpng:
 - '1.6'
 libxml2:
 - '2'
+pin_run_as_build:
+  python:
+    min_pin: x.x
+    max_pin: x.x
+python:
+- 3.10.* *_cpython
+- 3.11.* *_cpython
+- 3.12.* *_cpython
+- 3.8.* *_cpython
+- 3.9.* *_cpython
 target_platform:
 - linux-64
 zip_keys:
diff --git a/.ci_support/osx_64_.yaml b/.ci_support/osx_64_.yaml
index 14575c4..3616d8f 100644
--- a/.ci_support/osx_64_.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/osx_64_.yaml
@@ -22,6 +22,16 @@ libxml2:
 - '2'
 macos_machine:
 - x86_64-apple-darwin13.4.0
+pin_run_as_build:
+  python:
+    min_pin: x.x
+    max_pin: x.x
+python:
+- 3.10.* *_cpython
+- 3.11.* *_cpython
+- 3.12.* *_cpython
+- 3.8.* *_cpython
+- 3.9.* *_cpython
 target_platform:
 - osx-64
 zlib:
diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 0a6734c..36173ba 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -1 +1 @@
-* @isuruf @jrk @minrk @steven-johnson
\ No newline at end of file
+* @alexreinking @isuruf @jrk @minrk @steven-johnson
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ff8aeb6..e980192 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ About halide-feedstock
 
 Feedstock license: [BSD-3-Clause](https://github.com/conda-forge/halide-feedstock/blob/main/LICENSE.txt)
 
+
+About halide
+------------
+
 Home: http://halide-lang.org
 
 Package license: MIT
@@ -14,9 +18,19 @@ Development: https://github.com/halide/Halide
 Documentation: http://halide-lang.org/docs/
 
 Halide is a programming language designed to make it easier to write
-high-performance data parallel processing code on modern machines. Its current front end is embedded in
-C++. Compiler targets include x86/SSE, ARM v7/NEON, CUDA, Hexagon DSP, and OpenCL.
+high-performance data parallel processing code on modern machines.
+Its current front end is embedded in C++. Compiler targets include
+x86/SSE, ARM v7/NEON, CUDA, Hexagon DSP, and OpenCL.
+
+
+About halide-python
+-------------------
+
+
+
+Package license: 
 
+Summary: python bindings for halide programming language
 
 Current build status
 ====================
@@ -63,6 +77,7 @@ Current release info
 | Name | Downloads | Version | Platforms |
 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
 | [![Conda Recipe](https://img.shields.io/badge/recipe-halide-green.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/halide) | [![Conda Downloads](https://img.shields.io/conda/dn/conda-forge/halide.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/halide) | [![Conda Version](https://img.shields.io/conda/vn/conda-forge/halide.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/halide) | [![Conda Platforms](https://img.shields.io/conda/pn/conda-forge/halide.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/halide) |
+| [![Conda Recipe](https://img.shields.io/badge/recipe-halide--python-green.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/halide-python) | [![Conda Downloads](https://img.shields.io/conda/dn/conda-forge/halide-python.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/halide-python) | [![Conda Version](https://img.shields.io/conda/vn/conda-forge/halide-python.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/halide-python) | [![Conda Platforms](https://img.shields.io/conda/pn/conda-forge/halide-python.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/halide-python) |
 
 Installing halide
 =================
@@ -74,16 +89,16 @@ conda config --add channels conda-forge
 conda config --set channel_priority strict
 ```
 
-Once the `conda-forge` channel has been enabled, `halide` can be installed with `conda`:
+Once the `conda-forge` channel has been enabled, `halide, halide-python` can be installed with `conda`:
 
 ```
-conda install halide
+conda install halide halide-python
 ```
 
 or with `mamba`:
 
 ```
-mamba install halide
+mamba install halide halide-python
 ```
 
 It is possible to list all of the versions of `halide` available on your platform with `conda`:
@@ -178,6 +193,7 @@ In order to produce a uniquely identifiable distribution:
 Feedstock Maintainers
 =====================
 
+* [@alexreinking](https://github.com/alexreinking/)
 * [@isuruf](https://github.com/isuruf/)
 * [@jrk](https://github.com/jrk/)
 * [@minrk](https://github.com/minrk/)
diff --git a/recipe/install-python.sh b/recipe/install-python.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc44469
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipe/install-python.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -xeuo pipefail
+
+export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$PREFIX
+
+$PYTHON -m pip install . -vv --no-deps
+
+rm -rf $SP_DIR/halide/libHalide.so.*
diff --git a/recipe/meta.yaml b/recipe/meta.yaml
index 21cc1df..3eb68a9 100644
--- a/recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 {% set name = "halide" %}
 {% set version = "18.0.0" %}
 {% set sha256 = "1176b42a3e2374ab38555d9316c78e39b157044b5a8e765c748bf3afd2edb351" %}
-{% set build = 0 %}
+{% set build = 1 %}
+{% set llvm_version = 18 %}
 
 package:
   name: {{ name }}
@@ -24,10 +25,10 @@ requirements:
     - cmake
     - make
   host:
-    - clangdev   18.*
-    - llvmdev    18.*
-    - llvm       18.*
-    - lld
+    - clangdev   {{ llvm_version }}.*
+    - llvmdev    {{ llvm_version }}.*
+    - llvm       {{ llvm_version }}.*
+    - lld        {{ llvm_version }}.*
     - libxml2
     - zlib
     - libpng
@@ -40,17 +41,49 @@ test:
   files:
     - test.cpp
 
+outputs:
+  - name: halide
+
+  - name: halide-python
+    script: install-python.sh
+    requirements:
+      build:
+        - {{ compiler('cxx') }}
+        - {{ stdlib('c') }}
+        - cmake
+        - make
+      host:
+        - python
+        - pybind11
+        - scikit-build
+        - pip
+        - {{ pin_subpackage("halide", exact=True) }}
+        - clangdev   {{ llvm_version }}.*
+        - llvmdev    {{ llvm_version }}.*
+        - llvm       {{ llvm_version }}.*
+        - lld        {{ llvm_version }}.*
+        - zlib
+      run:
+        - {{ pin_subpackage("halide", exact=True) }}
+        - python
+        - numpy
+    test:
+      imports:
+        - halide
+    about:
+      summary: 'python bindings for halide programming language'
+
 about:
   home: http://halide-lang.org
   license: MIT
   license_family: MIT
   license_file: LICENSE.txt
   summary: 'a language for image processing and computational photography'
-
   description: |
     Halide is a programming language designed to make it easier to write
-    high-performance data parallel processing code on modern machines. Its current front end is embedded in
-    C++. Compiler targets include x86/SSE, ARM v7/NEON, CUDA, Hexagon DSP, and OpenCL.
+    high-performance data parallel processing code on modern machines.
+    Its current front end is embedded in C++. Compiler targets include
+    x86/SSE, ARM v7/NEON, CUDA, Hexagon DSP, and OpenCL.
   doc_url: http://halide-lang.org/docs/
   dev_url: https://github.com/halide/Halide
 
@@ -60,3 +93,4 @@ extra:
     - minrk
     - steven-johnson
     - isuruf
+    - alexreinking