diff --git a/build-root/deb/debian/vpp-python-api.postinst b/build-root/deb/debian/vpp-python-api.postinst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca1c856
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build-root/deb/debian/vpp-python-api.postinst
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/sh -e
+
+# after installing python-api files
+python2_sitedir=$(python -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print(get_python_lib())")
+easy_install --install-dir=$python2_sitedir  -z $python2_sitedir/vpp_papi/vpp_papi-*.egg
diff --git a/build-root/deb/debian/vpp-python-api.prerm b/build-root/deb/debian/vpp-python-api.prerm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e6d92df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build-root/deb/debian/vpp-python-api.prerm
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+#!/bin/sh -e
+
+# before removing python-api files
+python2_sitedir=$(python -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print(get_python_lib())")
+easy_install --install-dir=$python2_sitedir -mxNq vpp_papi
+
+# the egg has been copied during install
+rm $python2_sitedir/vpp_papi-*.egg