diff --git a/apis/python/setup.py b/apis/python/setup.py
index f49f7f0c67..bd510f2331 100644
--- a/apis/python/setup.py
+++ b/apis/python/setup.py
@@ -189,6 +189,17 @@ def find_or_build_package_data(setuptools_cmd):
                 package_data.append(f.name)
         assert package_data, f"tiledbsoma artifacts absent from {lib_dir}"
 
+        print()
+        print()
+        print("================================================================ DEBUG START")
+        print("THIS_DIR", this_dir)
+        import os
+        print("LS -L")
+        os.system("ls -l")
+        print("================================================================ DEBUG END")
+        print()
+        print()
+
         if not tiledb_given:
             for f in lib_dir.glob("*tiledb.*"):
                 if f.suffix != ".a":  # skip static library