diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ce908c98..39d1c045 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/Rapptz/sol.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/Rapptz/sol)
 
-Sol is a C++ library binding to Lua. It currently supports Lua 5.2. Sol aims to be easy to use and easy to add to a project.
+Sol is a C++ library binding to Lua. It currently supports Lua 5.2+. Sol aims to be easy to use and easy to add to a project.
 At this time, the library is header-only for easy integration with projects.
 
 ## Sneak Peek
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ int main() {
 
 More examples are given in the examples directory.
 
+## Creating a single header
+
+For maximum ease of use, a script called `single.py` is provided. You can run this script to create a single file version of the library so you can only include that part of it. Check `single.py --help` for more info.
+
 ## Features
 
 - Supports retrieval and setting of multiple types including `std::string`.
diff --git a/single.py b/single.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bafad43f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/single.py
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import argparse
+import os, sys
+import re
+import datetime as dt
+
+# python 3 compatibility
+try:
+    import cStringIO as sstream
+except ImportError:
+    import io.StringIO as sstream
+
+description = "Converts sol to a single file for convenience."
+
+# command line parser
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(usage='%(prog)s [options...]', description=description)
+parser.add_argument('--output', '-o', help='name and location of where to place file', metavar='file', default='sol.hpp')
+parser.add_argument('--quiet', help='suppress all output', action='store_true')
+args = parser.parse_args()
+
+script_path = os.path.normpath(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)))
+working_dir = os.getcwd()
+os.chdir(script_path)
+
+intro = """// The MIT License (MIT)
+
+// Copyright (c) 2013 Danny Y., Rapptz
+
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+// this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+// the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+// use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
+// the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+// subject to the following conditions:
+
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+// copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+// FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+// COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
+// IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+// CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+// This file was generated with a script.
+// Generated {time} UTC
+// This header was generated with sol {version} (revision {revision})
+// https://github.com/Rapptz/sol
+
+#ifndef {guard}
+#define {guard}
+
+"""
+
+module_path = os.path.join(script_path)
+
+includes = set([])
+standard_include = re.compile(r'#include <(.*?)>')
+local_include = re.compile(r'#include "(.*?)"')
+ifndef_cpp = re.compile(r'#ifndef SOL_.*?_HPP')
+define_cpp = re.compile(r'#define SOL_.*?_HPP')
+endif_cpp = re.compile(r'#endif // SOL_.*?_HPP')
+
+def get_include(line, base_path):
+    local_match = local_include.match(line)
+    if local_match:
+        # local include found
+        full_path = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(base_path, local_match.group(1))).replace('\\', '/')
+        return full_path
+
+    return None
+
+
+def is_include_guard(line):
+    return ifndef_cpp.match(line) or define_cpp.match(line) or endif_cpp.match(line)
+
+def get_revision():
+    return os.popen('git rev-parse --short HEAD').read().strip()
+
+def get_version():
+    return os.popen('git describe --tags --abbrev=0').read().strip()
+
+def process_file(filename, out):
+    global includes
+    filename = os.path.normpath(filename)
+
+    if filename in includes:
+        return
+
+    includes.add(filename)
+
+    if not args.quiet:
+        print('processing {}'.format(filename))
+
+    out.write('// beginning of {}\n\n'.format(filename))
+    empty_line_state = True
+
+    with open(filename, 'r') as f:
+        for line in f:
+            # skip comments
+            if line.startswith('//'):
+                continue
+
+            # skip include guard non-sense
+            if is_include_guard(line):
+                continue
+
+            # get relative directory
+            base_path = os.path.dirname(filename)
+
+            # check if it's a standard file
+            std = standard_include.search(line)
+            if std:
+                std_file = os.path.join('std', std.group(0))
+                if std_file in includes:
+                    continue
+                includes.add(std_file)
+
+            # see if it's an include file
+            name = get_include(line, base_path)
+
+            if name:
+                process_file(name, out)
+                continue
+
+            empty_line = len(line.strip()) == 0
+
+            if empty_line and empty_line_state:
+                continue
+
+            empty_line_state = empty_line
+
+            # line is fine
+            out.write(line)
+
+    out.write('// end of {}\n\n'.format(filename))
+
+
+version = get_version()
+revision = get_revision()
+include_guard = 'SOL_SINGLE_INCLUDE_HPP'
+
+if not args.quiet:
+    print('Creating single header for sol')
+    print('Current version: {version} (revision {revision})\n'.format(version = version, revision = revision))
+
+
+processed_files = [os.path.join(script_path, 'sol', x) for x in ('state.hpp', 'object.hpp', 'function.hpp')]
+result = ''
+
+ss = sstream.StringIO()
+ss.write(intro.format(time=dt.datetime.utcnow(), revision=revision, version=version, guard=include_guard))
+for processed_file in processed_files:
+    process_file(processed_file, ss)
+
+ss.write('#endif // {}\n'.format(include_guard))
+result = ss.getvalue()
+ss.close()
+
+with open(args.output, 'w') as f:
+    f.write(result)
+
diff --git a/sol.hpp b/sol.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index ce093f66..00000000
--- a/sol.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-// The MIT License (MIT)
-
-// Copyright (c) 2013 Danny Y., Rapptz
-
-// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
-// this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
-// the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
-// use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
-// the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
-// subject to the following conditions:
-
-// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
-// copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-
-// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
-// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
-// FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
-// COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
-// IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
-// CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
-
-#ifndef SOL_HPP
-#define SOL_HPP
-
-#include "sol/state.hpp"
-#include "sol/object.hpp"
-#include "sol/function.hpp"
-
-#endif // SOL_HPP