diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c4234ab74..7da58019c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 node_modules
 testoutput.txt
+.venv/
+__pycache__/
diff --git a/implement-cowsay/cow.py b/implement-cowsay/cow.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7e59d684d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/implement-cowsay/cow.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import argparse
+import cowsay
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+    prog="cowsay",
+    description="Make animals say things",
+)
+parser.add_argument(
+    "--animal",
+    choices=cowsay.char_names,
+    default="cow",
+    help="The animal to be saying things.",
+)
+parser.add_argument(
+    "message",
+    nargs='+',
+    help="The message to say.",
+)
+args = parser.parse_args()
+message = " ".join(args.message)
+print(cowsay.get_output_string(args.animal, message))
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diff --git a/implement-cowsay/requirements.txt b/implement-cowsay/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9e0634373
--- /dev/null
+++ b/implement-cowsay/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+cowsay==6.1