diff --git a/dev/dist.sh b/dev/dist.sh
index 75168334..23046a65 100755
--- a/dev/dist.sh
+++ b/dev/dist.sh
@@ -1,47 +1,22 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-# USAGE:  dev/dist.sh ttyponies
-#     or  dev/dist.sh pdfmanual
+# USAGE:  dev/dist.sh pdfmanual
 #     or  dev/dist.sh tag VERSION [OTHER OPTIONS FOR `git tag`]
 #     or  dev/dist.sh beigepdf
 #     or  dev/dist.sh remaster
 
 
-ttyponies()
-{
-    defaultinparams="--left - --right - --top - --bottom -"
-    defaultoutparams="--colourful y --left - --right - --top - --bottom - --balloon n --fullcolour y"
-    for x in '' 'extra'; do
-	mkdir -p "${x}ttyponies"
-	for pony in $(find "${x}ponies/" | grep -v '/\.' | grep '\.pony$' | sed -e "s_^${x}ponies/__"); do
-	    echo "building ${x}ttypony: $pony"
-	    if [ ! -L "${x}ponies/$pony" ]; then
-		ponytool --import ponysay --file "${x}ponies/$pony" $defaultinparams \
-		         --export ponysay --platform linux --file "${x}ttyponies/$pony" $defaultoutparams
-		git add "${x}ttyponies/$pony"
-	    else
-		ln -sf "$(readlink "${x}ponies/$pony")" "${x}ttyponies/$pony"
-		git add "${x}ttyponies/$pony"
-	    fi
-	done
-    done
-}
-
-
 remaster()
 {
     inparams="--left - --right - --top - --bottom -"
     xtermoutparams="--left - --right - --top - --bottom - --balloon n"
-    linuxoutparams="--colourful y --left - --right - --top - --bottom - --balloon n --fullcolour y"
     for x in '' 'extra'; do
-	mkdir -p "${x}ttyponies"
 	for pony in $(find "${x}ponies/" | grep -v '/\.' | grep '\.pony$' | sed -e "s_^${x}ponies/__"); do
 	    echo "remastering ${x}pony: $pony"
 	    if [ ! -L "${x}ponies/$pony" ]; then
 		ponytool --import ponysay --file "${x}ponies/$pony" $inparams \
-		         --export ponysay --file "${x}ponies/$pony" $xtermoutparams \
-		         --export ponysay --platform linux --file "${x}ttyponies/$pony" $linuxoutparams
-		git add "${x}ponies/$pony" "${x}ttyponies/$pony"
+		         --export ponysay --file "${x}ponies/$pony" $xtermoutparams
+		git add "${x}ponies/$pony"
 	    else
 		ln -sf "$(readlink "${x}ponies/$pony")" "${x}ttyponies/$pony"
 		git add "${x}ttyponies/$pony"
diff --git a/setup/ttyponies.py b/setup/ttyponies.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..bf7d4efc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup/ttyponies.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import os
+import sys
+from subprocess import Popen
+
+
+def generateTTY(ponydir, ttyponydir, judge):
+    if    ponydir.endswith('/'):    ponydir =    ponydir[:-1]
+    if ttyponydir.endswith('/'): ttyponydir = ttyponydir[:-1]
+    
+    defaultinparams = '--left - --right - --top - --bottom -'.split(' ')
+    defaultoutparams = '--colourful y --left - --right - --top - --bottom - --balloon n --fullcolour y'.split(' ')
+    
+    os.makedirs(ttyponydir, Oo755, True)
+    for pony in os.listdir(ponydir):
+        infile  = '%s/%s' % (   ponydir, pony)
+        outfile = '%s/%s' % (ttyponydir, pony)
+        if (not pony.endswith('.pony')) or (len(pony) <= 5) or not judge(infile):
+            continue
+        print('Building %s' % outfile)
+        if os.path.islink(infile):
+            os.symlink(os.readlink(infile), outfile)
+        else:
+            cmd = ['ponytool', '--import', 'ponysay', '--file', infile] + defaultinparams
+            cmd += ['--export', 'ponysay', '--platform', 'linux', '--file', outfile] + defaultoutparams
+            Popen(cmd, stdin = sys.stdin, stdout = sys.stdout, stderr = sys.stderr)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    generateTTY(sys.args[1], sys.args[1], lambda _ : True)
+