diff --git a/inline-python.cabal b/inline-python.cabal
index 71d86ac..7b384a0 100644
--- a/inline-python.cabal
+++ b/inline-python.cabal
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ extra-doc-files:
   ChangeLog.md
 extra-source-files:
   include/inline-python.h
-data-files:
   py/bound-vars.py
 
 source-repository head
@@ -55,6 +54,8 @@ Library
                    , transformers     >=0.4
                    , inline-c         >=0.9.1
                    , template-haskell -any
+                   , text             >=2
+                   , bytestring
   hs-source-dirs:    src
   include-dirs:      include
   c-sources:         cbits/python.c
@@ -72,9 +73,6 @@ Library
     Python.Internal.Program
     Python.Internal.Types
     Python.Internal.Util
-    Paths_inline_python
-  Autogen-modules:
-    Paths_inline_python
 
 ----------------------------------------------------------------
 library test
diff --git a/py/bound-vars.py b/py/bound-vars.py
index 56e5814..311810f 100644
--- a/py/bound-vars.py
+++ b/py/bound-vars.py
@@ -4,15 +4,20 @@
 import ast
 import sys
 import re
+import base64
 
 mode  = sys.argv[1]
 is_hs = re.compile('.*_hs$')
-code  = ast.parse(sys.stdin.read(), '<interactive>', mode)
 
 def extract_hs_vars(code):
     for node in ast.walk(code):
         if isinstance(node, ast.Name) and is_hs.match(node.id):
             yield node.id
 
-for nm in set(extract_hs_vars(code)):
-    print(nm)
+def print_hs_vars(src):
+    code = ast.parse(src, '<interactive>', mode)
+    for nm in set(extract_hs_vars(code)):
+        print(nm)
+
+def decode_and_print(codeB64):
+    print_hs_vars(base64.b16decode(codeB64, casefold=True).decode('utf8'))
diff --git a/src/Python/Internal/Eval.hs b/src/Python/Internal/Eval.hs
index 12a394a..65b82be 100644
--- a/src/Python/Internal/Eval.hs
+++ b/src/Python/Internal/Eval.hs
@@ -123,17 +123,24 @@ C.include "<inline-python.h>"
 runPy :: Py a -> IO a
 -- See NOTE: [Python and threading]
 runPy py
-  -- Multithreaded RTS
-  | rtsSupportsBoundThreads = runInBoundThread $ mask_ $ unPy $ ensureGIL py
-  -- Single-threaded RTS
-  | otherwise = mask_ $ unPy $ ensureGIL py
-
+  | rtsSupportsBoundThreads = runInBoundThread go -- Multithreaded RTS
+  | otherwise               = go                  -- Single-threaded RTS
+  where
+    -- We check whether interpreter is initialized. Throw exception if
+    -- it wasn't. Better than segfault isn't it?
+    go = mask_ $ checkInitialized >> unPy (ensureGIL py)
 
 -- | Execute python action. This function is unsafe and should be only
 --   called in thread of interpreter.
 unPy :: Py a -> IO a
 unPy (Py io) = io
 
+checkInitialized :: IO ()
+checkInitialized =
+  [CU.exp| int { Py_IsInitialized() } |] >>= \case
+    0 -> error "Python is not initialized"
+    _ -> pure ()
+
 
 
 ----------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/Python/Internal/EvalQQ.hs b/src/Python/Internal/EvalQQ.hs
index 0087119..dff2988 100644
--- a/src/Python/Internal/EvalQQ.hs
+++ b/src/Python/Internal/EvalQQ.hs
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ module Python.Internal.EvalQQ
 import Control.Monad.IO.Class
 import Control.Monad.Trans.Class
 import Control.Monad.Trans.Cont
+import Data.Bits
 import Data.Char
+import Data.ByteString           qualified as BS
+import Data.Text                 qualified as T
+import Data.Text.Encoding        qualified as T
 import Foreign.C.Types
 import Foreign.Ptr
 import Foreign.Storable
@@ -34,7 +38,7 @@ import Python.Internal.Types
 import Python.Internal.Program
 import Python.Internal.Eval
 import Python.Inline.Literal
-import Paths_inline_python (getDataFileName)
+
 
 ----------------------------------------------------------------
 C.context (C.baseCtx <> pyCtx)
@@ -148,6 +152,11 @@ basicDecref o = Py [CU.exp| void { Py_DECREF($(PyObject* o)) } |]
 -- TH generator
 ----------------------------------------------------------------
 
+script :: String
+script = $( do let path = "py/bound-vars.py"
+               TH.addDependentFile path
+               TH.lift =<< TH.runIO (readFile path)
+          )
 
 -- | Generate TH splice which updates python environment dictionary
 --   and returns python source code.
@@ -155,9 +164,20 @@ expQQ :: String -- ^ Python evaluation mode: @exec@/@eval@
       -> String -- ^ Python source code
       -> TH.Q TH.Exp
 expQQ mode src = do
-  script <- liftIO $ getDataFileName "py/bound-vars.py"
   antis  <- liftIO $ do
-    (code, stdout, stderr) <- readProcessWithExitCode "python" [script, mode] src
+    -- We've embedded script into library and we need to pass source
+    -- code of QQ to a script. It can contain whatever symbols so to
+    -- be safe it's base16 encode. This encoding is very simple and we
+    -- don't care much about efficiency here
+    (code, stdout, stderr) <- readProcessWithExitCode "python" ["-", mode]
+      $ unlines [ script
+                , "decode_and_print('" <>
+                  concat [ [ intToDigit $ fromIntegral (w `shiftR` 4)
+                           , intToDigit $ fromIntegral (w .&. 15) ]
+                         | w <- BS.unpack $ T.encodeUtf8 $ T.pack src
+                         ]
+                  <> "')"
+                ]
     case code of
       ExitSuccess   -> pure $ words stdout
       ExitFailure{} -> error stderr