diff --git a/defs.bzl b/defs.bzl
index 5823be4bf..564f1989a 100644
--- a/defs.bzl
+++ b/defs.bzl
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ load("@bazel_skylib//:workspace.bzl", "bazel_skylib_workspace")
 load("@bazel_skylib//lib:versions.bzl", "versions")
 load("@rules_rust//rust:repositories.bzl", "rust_repositories")
 load("@ankidesktop//cargo:crates.bzl", "raze_fetch_remote_crates")
-load(":python.bzl", "setup_local_python")
+load("//python:python.bzl", "setup_local_python")
 load("//proto:protobuf.bzl", "setup_protobuf_binary")
 load("//proto:clang_format.bzl", "setup_clang_format")
 load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "node_repositories", "yarn_install")
 load("@io_bazel_rules_sass//:defs.bzl", "sass_repositories")
-load("//pip/pyqt5:defs.bzl", "install_pyqt5")
-load("//pip/pyqt6:defs.bzl", "install_pyqt6")
+load("//python/pyqt5:defs.bzl", "install_pyqt5")
+load("//python/pyqt6:defs.bzl", "install_pyqt6")
 load("@rules_python//python:pip.bzl", "pip_parse")
 
 anki_version = "2.1.49"
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def setup_deps():
 
     pip_parse(
         name = "py_deps",
-        requirements_lock = "@ankidesktop//pip:requirements.txt",
+        requirements_lock = "@ankidesktop//python:requirements.txt",
         python_interpreter_target = "@python//:python",
     )
 
diff --git a/pylib/BUILD.bazel b/pylib/BUILD.bazel
index 8c791286f..478387b45 100644
--- a/pylib/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/pylib/BUILD.bazel
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ py_test(
     args = [
         "anki",
         "$(location mypy.ini)",
-        "$(location //pip/stubs:extendsitepkgs)",
+        "$(location //python/stubs:extendsitepkgs)",
     ],
     data = [
         "mypy.ini",
-        "//pip/stubs",
-        "//pip/stubs:extendsitepkgs",
+        "//python/stubs",
+        "//python/stubs:extendsitepkgs",
     ],
-    env = {"EXTRA_SITE_PACKAGES": "$(location //pip/stubs)"},
+    env = {"EXTRA_SITE_PACKAGES": "$(location //python/stubs)"},
     main = "tests/run_mypy.py",
     deps = [
         "//pylib/anki",
diff --git a/pip/BUILD.bazel b/python/BUILD.bazel
similarity index 100%
rename from pip/BUILD.bazel
rename to python/BUILD.bazel
diff --git a/pip/README.md b/python/README.md
similarity index 100%
rename from pip/README.md
rename to python/README.md
diff --git a/pip/binary.bzl b/python/binary.bzl
similarity index 100%
rename from pip/binary.bzl
rename to python/binary.bzl
diff --git a/pip/licenses.json b/python/licenses.json
similarity index 100%
rename from pip/licenses.json
rename to python/licenses.json
diff --git a/pip/licenses.sh b/python/licenses.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from pip/licenses.sh
rename to python/licenses.sh
diff --git a/pip/pyqt5/BUILD.bazel b/python/pyqt5/BUILD.bazel
similarity index 100%
rename from pip/pyqt5/BUILD.bazel
rename to python/pyqt5/BUILD.bazel
diff --git a/pip/pyqt5/defs.bzl b/python/pyqt5/defs.bzl
similarity index 95%
rename from pip/pyqt5/defs.bzl
rename to python/pyqt5/defs.bzl
index 8845e8c49..2c29480e7 100644
--- a/pip/pyqt5/defs.bzl
+++ b/python/pyqt5/defs.bzl
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ If the label is specified it will overwrite the python_interpreter attribute.
 """),
         "_script": attr.label(
             executable = True,
-            default = Label("//pip/pyqt5:install_pyqt5.py"),
+            default = Label("//python/pyqt5:install_pyqt5.py"),
             cfg = "host",
         ),
         "quiet": attr.bool(
diff --git a/pip/pyqt5/install_pyqt5.py b/python/pyqt5/install_pyqt5.py
similarity index 100%
rename from pip/pyqt5/install_pyqt5.py
rename to python/pyqt5/install_pyqt5.py
diff --git a/pip/pyqt6/BUILD.bazel b/python/pyqt6/BUILD.bazel
similarity index 100%
rename from pip/pyqt6/BUILD.bazel
rename to python/pyqt6/BUILD.bazel
diff --git a/pip/pyqt6/defs.bzl b/python/pyqt6/defs.bzl
similarity index 95%
rename from pip/pyqt6/defs.bzl
rename to python/pyqt6/defs.bzl
index 01b4071b1..70a4a8f5b 100644
--- a/pip/pyqt6/defs.bzl
+++ b/python/pyqt6/defs.bzl
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ If the label is specified it will overwrite the python_interpreter attribute.
 """),
         "_script": attr.label(
             executable = True,
-            default = Label("//pip/pyqt6:install_pyqt6.py"),
+            default = Label("//python/pyqt6:install_pyqt6.py"),
             cfg = "host",
         ),
         "quiet": attr.bool(
diff --git a/pip/pyqt6/install_pyqt6.py b/python/pyqt6/install_pyqt6.py
similarity index 100%
rename from pip/pyqt6/install_pyqt6.py
rename to python/pyqt6/install_pyqt6.py
diff --git a/python.bzl b/python/python.bzl
similarity index 100%
rename from python.bzl
rename to python/python.bzl
diff --git a/pip/requirements.in b/python/requirements.in
similarity index 100%
rename from pip/requirements.in
rename to python/requirements.in
diff --git a/pip/requirements.txt b/python/requirements.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from pip/requirements.txt
rename to python/requirements.txt
diff --git a/pip/stubs/BUILD.bazel b/python/stubs/BUILD.bazel
similarity index 100%
rename from pip/stubs/BUILD.bazel
rename to python/stubs/BUILD.bazel
diff --git a/pip/stubs/README.md b/python/stubs/README.md
similarity index 100%
rename from pip/stubs/README.md
rename to python/stubs/README.md
diff --git a/pip/stubs/extendsitepkgs.py b/python/stubs/extendsitepkgs.py
similarity index 100%
rename from pip/stubs/extendsitepkgs.py
rename to python/stubs/extendsitepkgs.py
diff --git a/pip/stubs/gatherstubs.py b/python/stubs/gatherstubs.py
similarity index 100%
rename from pip/stubs/gatherstubs.py
rename to python/stubs/gatherstubs.py
diff --git a/pip/stubs/stubs.bzl b/python/stubs/stubs.bzl
similarity index 100%
rename from pip/stubs/stubs.bzl
rename to python/stubs/stubs.bzl
diff --git a/pip/update.py b/python/update.py
similarity index 100%
rename from pip/update.py
rename to python/update.py
diff --git a/qt/BUILD.bazel b/qt/BUILD.bazel
index 467b04aae..0344f763c 100644
--- a/qt/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/qt/BUILD.bazel
@@ -46,15 +46,15 @@ py_test(
         "aqt",
         "$(location mypy.ini)",
         "$(location @pyqt6//:__init__.py)",
-        "$(location //pip/stubs:extendsitepkgs)",
+        "$(location //python/stubs:extendsitepkgs)",
     ],
     data = [
         "mypy.ini",
-        "//pip/stubs",
-        "//pip/stubs:extendsitepkgs",
+        "//python/stubs",
+        "//python/stubs:extendsitepkgs",
         "@pyqt6//:__init__.py",
     ],
-    env = {"EXTRA_SITE_PACKAGES": "$(location //pip/stubs)"},
+    env = {"EXTRA_SITE_PACKAGES": "$(location //python/stubs)"},
     main = "tests/run_mypy.py",
     deps = [
         "//pylib/anki",
@@ -155,11 +155,11 @@ py_binary(
     ],
     data = [
         # ensure the binary's been built
-        "//pip:dmypy",
-        "//pip/stubs",
-        "//pip/stubs:extendsitepkgs",
+        "//python:dmypy",
+        "//python/stubs",
+        "//python/stubs:extendsitepkgs",
     ],
-    env = {"EXTRA_SITE_PACKAGES": "$(location //pip/stubs)"},
+    env = {"EXTRA_SITE_PACKAGES": "$(location //python/stubs)"},
     imports = ["."],
     tags = ["manual"],
     deps = [
diff --git a/scripts/copyright_headers.py b/scripts/copyright_headers.py
index 4173c542d..cf50238a4 100644
--- a/scripts/copyright_headers.py
+++ b/scripts/copyright_headers.py
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 
 nonstandard_header = {
-    "pip/pyqt5/install_pyqt5.py",
-    "pip/pyqt6/install_pyqt6.py",
+    "python/pyqt5/install_pyqt5.py",
+    "python/pyqt6/install_pyqt6.py",
     "pylib/anki/importing/pauker.py",
     "pylib/anki/importing/supermemo_xml.py",
     "pylib/anki/statsbg.py",