diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 660274a..f7a8db1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ Perl:
 
   https://github.com/chrisa/perl-Devel-DTrace-Provider
 
+Python:
+
+  https://github.com/nshalman/python-usdt
+
 To Do
 -----
 
diff --git a/usdt.c b/usdt.c
index 2029e83..40db1ba 100644
--- a/usdt.c
+++ b/usdt.c
@@ -319,3 +319,10 @@ usdt_errstr(usdt_provider_t *provider)
 {
         return (provider->error);
 }
+
+void
+usdt_fire_probedef(usdt_probedef_t *probedef, int argc, void **argv)
+{
+        if (usdt_is_enabled(probedef->probe))
+                usdt_fire_probe(probedef->probe, argc, argv);
+}
diff --git a/usdt.h b/usdt.h
index 69b4e90..3b5d3b8 100644
--- a/usdt.h
+++ b/usdt.h
@@ -59,3 +59,4 @@ void usdt_provider_free(usdt_provider_t *provider);
 void usdt_error(usdt_provider_t *provider, usdt_error_t error, ...);
 char *usdt_errstr(usdt_provider_t *provider);
 
+void usdt_fire_probedef(usdt_probedef_t *probedef, int argc, void **argv);