diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0557e2b..770ace2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -155,5 +155,16 @@ examples/*/__pycache__/
 examples/*/node_modules/
 examples/*/ingestkit/
 
+# =============================================================================
+# Python Packages
+# =============================================================================
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+*.egg-info/
+*.egg
+dist/
+.eggs/
+
 # Test artifacts
 tests/benchmarks/benchmark
diff --git a/packages/python/ingestkit/cli.py b/packages/python/ingestkit/cli.py
index 2bc6a38..a150cac 100644
--- a/packages/python/ingestkit/cli.py
+++ b/packages/python/ingestkit/cli.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 This module provides a thin Python wrapper around the IngestKit Go binary.
 """
 
+import os
 import subprocess
 import sys
 import shutil
@@ -12,10 +13,10 @@ def main():
     """
     Main entry point for the ingestkit CLI command.
 
-    This simply forwards all arguments to the Go binary.
+    This simply forwards all arguments to the Go binary (ingestkit-cli).
     """
-    # Find the ingestkit binary
-    binary = shutil.which('ingestkit')
+    # Find the ingestkit-cli binary (named differently to avoid conflict with this Python entry point)
+    binary = shutil.which('ingestkit-cli')
 
     if not binary:
         print("❌ IngestKit CLI binary not found!")
@@ -28,14 +29,33 @@ def main():
         sys.exit(1)
 
     # Forward all arguments to the binary
-    try:
-        result = subprocess.run([binary] + sys.argv[1:], check=False)
-        sys.exit(result.returncode)
-    except KeyboardInterrupt:
-        sys.exit(130)  # Standard exit code for SIGINT
-    except Exception as e:
-        print(f"❌ Error running ingestkit: {e}")
-        sys.exit(1)
+    args = [binary] + sys.argv[1:]
+
+    # On Unix-like systems, use execvp to replace this process with the binary.
+    # This avoids file descriptor inheritance issues (like EAGAIN/Errno 35 on macOS)
+    # that can occur when stdin/stdout are in non-blocking mode.
+    if hasattr(os, 'execvp'):
+        try:
+            os.execvp(binary, args)
+        except OSError as e:
+            print(f"❌ Error running ingestkit: {e}")
+            sys.exit(1)
+    else:
+        # Windows fallback: use subprocess with explicit fd handling
+        try:
+            result = subprocess.run(
+                args,
+                stdin=sys.stdin,
+                stdout=sys.stdout,
+                stderr=sys.stderr,
+                check=False
+            )
+            sys.exit(result.returncode)
+        except KeyboardInterrupt:
+            sys.exit(130)  # Standard exit code for SIGINT
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"❌ Error running ingestkit: {e}")
+            sys.exit(1)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()
diff --git a/packages/python/setup.py b/packages/python/setup.py
index 3d9b00c..65af364 100644
--- a/packages/python/setup.py
+++ b/packages/python/setup.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 import stat
 import sys
 
-VERSION = "0.1.0"
+VERSION = "0.1.7"
 BINARY_BASE_URL = "https://github.com/feat7/ingestkit/releases/download/v{version}"
 
 def get_platform_info():
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ def download_binary():
 
     os.makedirs(install_dir, exist_ok=True)
 
-    binary_path = os.path.join(install_dir, 'ingestkit')
+    # Use a different name for the Go binary to avoid conflicts with Python entry point
+    binary_path = os.path.join(install_dir, 'ingestkit-cli')
     if system_name == 'windows':
         binary_path += '.exe'
 
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ def download_binary():
         print(f"\n💡 Manual installation:")
         print(f"   Visit: https://github.com/feat7/ingestkit/releases/latest")
         print(f"   Download: {binary_name}")
+        print(f"   Rename to: ingestkit-cli")
         print(f"   Move to: {install_dir}")
         raise