diff --git a/plugins/python-build/bin/python-build b/plugins/python-build/bin/python-build
index 9a84006d..0e69dc30 100755
--- a/plugins/python-build/bin/python-build
+++ b/plugins/python-build/bin/python-build
@@ -732,6 +732,11 @@ build_package_anaconda() {
   } >&4 2>&1
 }
 
+build_package_miniconda() {
+  build_package_anaconda "$@"
+  "${PREFIX_PATH}/bin/conda" install --yes "pip"
+}
+
 build_package_copy() {
   mkdir -p "$PREFIX_PATH"
   cp -fR . "$PREFIX_PATH"
diff --git a/plugins/python-build/share/python-build/miniconda-3.0.0 b/plugins/python-build/share/python-build/miniconda-3.0.0
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5aab6542
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/python-build/share/python-build/miniconda-3.0.0
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+case "$(uname -s)" in
+"Darwin" )
+  install_script "Miniconda-3.0.0-MacOSX-x86_64" "http://repo.continuum.io/miniconda/Miniconda-3.0.0-MacOSX-x86_64.sh#4dc63992aca6ddb3d10aba902ed00a56" "miniconda" verify_py27
+  ;;
+"Linux" )
+  case "$(uname -m)" in
+  "i386" | "i486" | "i586" | "i686" | "i786" )
+    install_script "Miniconda-3.0.0-Linux-x86" "http://repo.continuum.io/miniconda/Miniconda-3.0.0-Linux-x86.sh#9d1473a904a39f44d6f8e0860424d16b" "miniconda" verify_py27
+  ;;
+  "x86_64" )
+    install_script "Miniconda-3.0.0-Linux-x86_64" "http://repo.continuum.io/miniconda/Miniconda-3.0.0-Linux-x86_64.sh#acf150992cf8d5c332064b31ff885858" "miniconda" verify_py27
+  esac
+  ;;
+* )
+  { echo "Precompiled binary of miniconda-3.0.0 is not available for $(uname -s)-$(uname -m)."
+  } 1>&4 2>&1
+  false
+  ;;
+esac
diff --git a/plugins/python-build/share/python-build/miniconda3-3.0.0 b/plugins/python-build/share/python-build/miniconda3-3.0.0
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..00f34489
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/python-build/share/python-build/miniconda3-3.0.0
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+case "$(uname -s)" in
+"Darwin" )
+  install_script "Miniconda3-3.0.0-MacOSX-x86_64" "http://repo.continuum.io/miniconda/Miniconda3-3.0.0-MacOSX-x86_64.sh#2b356f05895a0694fc59f7cd809038f2" "miniconda" verify_py27
+  ;;
+"Linux" )
+  case "$(uname -m)" in
+  "i386" | "i486" | "i586" | "i686" | "i786" )
+    install_script "Miniconda3-3.0.0-Linux-x86" "http://repo.continuum.io/miniconda/Miniconda3-3.0.0-Linux-x86.sh#4abe8655f5c361338fb317b018ce7c98" "miniconda" verify_py27
+  ;;
+  "x86_64" )
+    install_script "Miniconda3-3.0.0-Linux-x86_64" "http://repo.continuum.io/miniconda/Miniconda3-3.0.0-Linux-x86_64.sh#f74f8e9223492ef292a9b2d87e265de9" "miniconda" verify_py27
+  esac
+  ;;
+* )
+  { echo "Precompiled binary of miniconda3-3.0.0 is not available for $(uname -s)-$(uname -m)."
+  } 1>&4 2>&1
+  false
+  ;;
+esac