#py-shell gets an autoload cookie
diff --git a/Misc/python-mode.el b/Misc/python-mode.el
index eed220c..98876d8 100644
--- a/Misc/python-mode.el
+++ b/Misc/python-mode.el
@@ -782,6 +782,7 @@
 
 
 ;;; Functions that execute Python commands in a subprocess
+;;;###autoload
 (defun py-shell ()
   "Start an interactive Python interpreter in another window.
 This is like Shell mode, except that Python is running in the window