diff --git a/Python/shapeworks/README.md b/Python/shapeworks/README.md
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--- a/Python/shapeworks/README.md
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@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-### ShapeWorks Python module
-
-Our shapeworks module with associated libraries also needs the compiled portion
-of the library, which will be in ShapeWorks/bin directory when installed or the
-build/bin directory during development.  Environment setup functions
-automatically add it, so for development, just ensure PYTHONPATH begins with the
-path to this directory and `import shapeworks` will work.
-
-Ensure the module is importable with the following in python:
-```
->>> import shapeworks
-
->>> shapeworks.utils.postive_factors(10)
-[1, 2, 5, 10]
-```
diff --git a/Python/shapeworks/bld.bat b/Python/shapeworks/bld.bat
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index 20e1d25591..0000000000
--- a/Python/shapeworks/bld.bat
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@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-ECHO "copying to conda package..."
-COPY bin,lib,shapeworks %PREFIX%
diff --git a/Python/shapeworks/build.sh b/Python/shapeworks/build.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index dfeb689b06..0000000000
--- a/Python/shapeworks/build.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-echo "copying to conda package..."
-cp -r bin lib shapeworks ${PREFIX}
diff --git a/Python/shapeworks/meta.yaml b/Python/shapeworks/meta.yaml
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index 936fa91e36..0000000000
--- a/Python/shapeworks/meta.yaml
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@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-{% set name = "shapeworks" %}
-{% set version = "6.0b" %}
-
-package:
-  name: "{{ name|lower }}"
-  version: "{{ version }}"
-
-source:
-  path: .
-
-build:
-  binary_relocation: False
-#   number: 0
-#   script: "{{ PYTHON }} -m pip install . -vv"
-
-requirements:
-  # host:
-  #   - appdirs
-  #   - imageio
-  #   - meshio >=4.0.3
-  #   - numpy
-  #   - pillow
-  #   - pip
-  #   - python
-  #   - scooby >=0.5.1
-  #   - vtk
-  run:
-    - notebook
-    - numpy 1.19.1
-    - python 3.7.8
-    - vtk
-
-# test:
-#   imports:
-#     - shapeworks
-#     - shapeworks.utils
-    # - pyvista.demos
-    # - pyvista.examples
-    # - pyvista.plotting
-    # - pyvista.utilities
-
-about:
-  home: "https://github.com/SCIInstitute/ShapeWorks"
-  license: GPL
-  license_family: GPL
-  license_file: 
-  summary: "ShapeWorks"
-  doc_url: 
-  dev_url: 
-
-extra:
-  recipe-maintainers:
-    - cchriste
-    - archanasri
-    - akenmorris
-    - sheryjoe
diff --git a/Python/shapeworks/setup.py b/Python/shapeworks/setup.py
index 9ff17b2f8a..c442702e26 100644
--- a/Python/shapeworks/setup.py
+++ b/Python/shapeworks/setup.py
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 
 # Note: our package also needs the compiled portion of the library, which will
 # be in ShapeWorks/bin directory when installed, and environment setup functions
-# automatically add it. For development, just ensure PYTHONPATH begins with
-# `/path/to/code/ShapeWorks/Python/shapeworks` and it should all work.
+# automatically add it.
+#
+# For development, source ../devenv.sh, passing the root source and build dirs.
 
 setuptools.setup(
    name='shapeworks',
diff --git a/devenv.bat b/devenv.bat
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--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+rem
+rem Configures developer environment such that:
+rem - PATH and PYTHONPATH point to $BUILD/bin
+rem - PYTHONPATH points to each module in $SOURCE/Python
+rem
+rem Example when build directory is inside source:
+rem   (shapeworks) ~/code/ShapeWorks$ source ./devenv.sh `pwd` `pwd`/build_debug
+rem
+rem After sourcing this, processes in the environment will use executables from
+rem the given build and import modules from the developer's source (including the
+rem compiled portion of the Python bindings).
+rem
+
+set argC=0
+for %%x in (%*) do Set /A argC+=1
+echo %argC%
+
+if not %argC%==2 (
+  echo Must call using "devenv SOURCE_DIR BUILD_DIR"
+  goto :eof
+)
+
+set SOURCE=%~1
+set BUILD=%~2
+echo source: %SOURCE%
+echo build: %BUILD%
+
+set PATH=%BUILD%\bin;%PATH%
+set PYTHONPATH=%BUILD%\bin;%PYTHONPATH%
+
+rem add each module in ${SOURCE}/Python to the PYTHONPATH
+for /d %%D in ("%SOURCE%\Python\*") DO for /d %%M in ("%%D\*") DO call set PYTHONPATH=%%M;%%PYTHONPATH%%
diff --git a/devenv.sh b/devenv.sh
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index 0000000000..48db4842c0
--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#
+# Configures developer environment such that:
+# - PATH and PYTHONPATH point to $BUILD/bin
+# - PYTHONPATH points to each module in $SOURCE/Python
+#
+# Example when build directory is inside source:
+#   (shapeworks) ~/code/ShapeWorks$ source ./devenv.sh `pwd` `pwd`/build_debug
+#
+# After sourcing this, processes in the environment will use executables from
+# the given build and import modules from the developer's source (including the
+# compiled portion of the Python bindings).
+#
+
+(return 0 2>/dev/null) && sourced=1 || sourced=0
+
+if [[ "$sourced" == "0" ]]; then
+    echo "ERROR: must call this script using \"source ./devenv.sh <source_dir> <build_dir>\""
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ "$#" -ne 2 ]]; then
+    echo "ERROR: must pass both SOURCE_DIR and BUILD_DIR"
+    exit 1
+fi    
+
+SOURCE=$1
+BUILD=$2
+
+export PATH=${BUILD}/bin:$PATH
+export PYTHONPATH=${BUILD}/bin:$PYTHONPATH
+
+# add each module in ${SOURCE}/Python to the PYTHONPATH
+for M in ${SOURCE}/Python/*/; do
+    export PYTHONPATH=${M}:$PYTHONPATH
+done