diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d1346834d1..f71489e4f8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 project(Desbordante)
 
 option(COMPILE_PYBIND "Build the python bindings" OFF)
+option(COPY_PYTHON_EXAMPLES "Copy Python examples" OFF)
 option(COMPILE_TESTS "Build tests" ON)
 option(UNPACK_DATASETS "Unpack datasets" ON)
 option(ASAN "Enable sanitizer" ON)
@@ -81,3 +82,6 @@ add_subdirectory("cfg")
 if (COMPILE_PYBIND)
     add_subdirectory("src/python_bindings")
 endif()
+if (COPY_PYTHON_EXAMPLES)
+    add_subdirectory("examples")
+endif()
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index b4c204a9b8..9710749760 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ if [[ $PYBIND == true ]]; then
   if [[ ! -d "pybind11" ]] ; then
       git clone https://github.com/pybind/pybind11.git --branch v2.10 --depth 1
   fi
-  PREFIX="$PREFIX -D COMPILE_PYBIND=ON"
+  PREFIX="$PREFIX -D COMPILE_PYBIND=ON -D COPY_PYTHON_EXAMPLES=ON"
 fi
 
 if [[ $DEBUG_MODE != true ]]; then
diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6d5672ade3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+add_custom_target(copy-python-examples ALL)
+add_custom_command(TARGET copy-python-examples
+        COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E
+            make_directory ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/examples
+                           ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/examples/datasets
+        COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E
+            copy ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/examples/dedupe.py
+                 ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/examples/mine_typos.py
+                 ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/examples/anomaly_detection.py
+                 ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/examples
+        COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E
+            copy ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/examples/datasets/duplicates.csv
+                 ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/examples/datasets/Workshop.csv
+                 ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/examples/datasets/cargo_data_1.csv
+                 ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/examples/datasets/cargo_data_2.csv
+                 ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/examples/datasets/cargo_data_3.csv
+                 ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/examples/datasets
+)
diff --git a/src/python_bindings/examples/anomaly_detection.py b/examples/anomaly_detection.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/python_bindings/examples/anomaly_detection.py
rename to examples/anomaly_detection.py
diff --git a/test_input_data/Workshop.csv b/examples/datasets/Workshop.csv
similarity index 100%
rename from test_input_data/Workshop.csv
rename to examples/datasets/Workshop.csv
diff --git a/src/python_bindings/examples/datasets/cargo_data_1.csv b/examples/datasets/cargo_data_1.csv
similarity index 100%
rename from src/python_bindings/examples/datasets/cargo_data_1.csv
rename to examples/datasets/cargo_data_1.csv
diff --git a/src/python_bindings/examples/datasets/cargo_data_2.csv b/examples/datasets/cargo_data_2.csv
similarity index 100%
rename from src/python_bindings/examples/datasets/cargo_data_2.csv
rename to examples/datasets/cargo_data_2.csv
diff --git a/src/python_bindings/examples/datasets/cargo_data_3.csv b/examples/datasets/cargo_data_3.csv
similarity index 100%
rename from src/python_bindings/examples/datasets/cargo_data_3.csv
rename to examples/datasets/cargo_data_3.csv
diff --git a/src/python_bindings/examples/datasets/duplicates.csv b/examples/datasets/duplicates.csv
similarity index 100%
rename from src/python_bindings/examples/datasets/duplicates.csv
rename to examples/datasets/duplicates.csv
diff --git a/src/python_bindings/examples/dedupe.py b/examples/dedupe.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/python_bindings/examples/dedupe.py
rename to examples/dedupe.py
diff --git a/src/python_bindings/examples/mine_typos.py b/examples/mine_typos.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/python_bindings/examples/mine_typos.py
rename to examples/mine_typos.py
diff --git a/src/python_bindings/CMakeLists.txt b/src/python_bindings/CMakeLists.txt
index a57cd89794..d4dab2dc5b 100644
--- a/src/python_bindings/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/python_bindings/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,18 +11,3 @@ add_custom_command(TARGET ${BINDINGS_NAME}
                  ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/test_input_data/WDC_satellites.csv
                  ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/src/python_bindings/
 )
-
-add_custom_target(copy-python-examples ALL)
-add_custom_command(TARGET copy-python-examples
-        COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E
-            make_directory ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/src/python_bindings/examples
-                           ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/src/python_bindings/examples/datasets
-        COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E
-            copy ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/python_bindings/examples/dedupe.py
-                 ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/python_bindings/examples/mine_typos.py
-                 ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/src/python_bindings/examples
-        COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E
-            copy ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/python_bindings/examples/datasets/duplicates.csv
-                 ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/test_input_data/Workshop.csv
-                 ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/src/python_bindings/examples/datasets
-)