diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/python/PyCommon.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/python/PyCommon.java
index 69cf9ff..3c8968f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/python/PyCommon.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/python/PyCommon.java
@@ -895,10 +895,13 @@
     return ruleContext.getRelatedArtifact(executable.getRootRelativePath(), "");
   }
 
-  public void addCommonTransitiveInfoProviders(
-      RuleConfiguredTargetBuilder builder, NestedSet<Artifact> filesToBuild) {
-
-    // Add PyInfo and/or legacy "py" struct provider.
+  /**
+   * Adds a PyInfo or legacy "py" provider.
+   *
+   * <p>This is a public method because some rules just want a PyInfo provider without the other
+   * things py_library needs.
+   */
+  public void addPyInfoProvider(RuleConfiguredTargetBuilder builder) {
     boolean createLegacyPyProvider =
         !ruleContext.getFragment(PythonConfiguration.class).disallowLegacyPyProvider();
     PyProviderUtils.builder(createLegacyPyProvider)
@@ -908,6 +911,11 @@
         .setHasPy2OnlySources(hasPy2OnlySources)
         .setHasPy3OnlySources(hasPy3OnlySources)
         .buildAndAddToTarget(builder);
+  }
+
+  public void addCommonTransitiveInfoProviders(
+      RuleConfiguredTargetBuilder builder, NestedSet<Artifact> filesToBuild) {
+    addPyInfoProvider(builder);
 
     // Add PyRuntimeInfo if this is an executable rule.
     if (runtimeFromToolchain != null) {