diff --git a/rust/Cargo.lock b/rust/Cargo.lock
index eef5ef90d..17dd00f95 100644
--- a/rust/Cargo.lock
+++ b/rust/Cargo.lock
@@ -1815,7 +1815,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kcl-bumper"
-version = "0.1.70"
+version = "0.1.71"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "clap",
@@ -1826,7 +1826,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kcl-derive-docs"
-version = "0.1.70"
+version = "0.1.71"
 dependencies = [
  "Inflector",
  "anyhow",
@@ -1845,7 +1845,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kcl-directory-test-macro"
-version = "0.1.70"
+version = "0.1.71"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -1854,7 +1854,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kcl-language-server"
-version = "0.2.70"
+version = "0.2.71"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "clap",
@@ -1875,7 +1875,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kcl-language-server-release"
-version = "0.1.70"
+version = "0.1.71"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "clap",
@@ -1895,7 +1895,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kcl-lib"
-version = "0.2.70"
+version = "0.2.71"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "approx 0.5.1",
@@ -1971,7 +1971,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kcl-python-bindings"
-version = "0.3.70"
+version = "0.3.71"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "kcl-lib",
@@ -1986,7 +1986,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kcl-test-server"
-version = "0.1.70"
+version = "0.1.71"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "hyper 0.14.32",
@@ -1999,7 +1999,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kcl-to-core"
-version = "0.1.70"
+version = "0.1.71"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -2013,7 +2013,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kcl-wasm-lib"
-version = "0.1.70"
+version = "0.1.71"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bson",
diff --git a/rust/kcl-bumper/Cargo.toml b/rust/kcl-bumper/Cargo.toml
index 683e6826a..aeaafc7a5 100644
--- a/rust/kcl-bumper/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/kcl-bumper/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 [package]
 name = "kcl-bumper"
-version = "0.1.70"
+version = "0.1.71"
 edition = "2021"
 repository = "https://github.com/KittyCAD/modeling-api"
 rust-version = "1.76"
diff --git a/rust/kcl-derive-docs/Cargo.toml b/rust/kcl-derive-docs/Cargo.toml
index 3ea79c59b..6388f414e 100644
--- a/rust/kcl-derive-docs/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/kcl-derive-docs/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "kcl-derive-docs"
 description = "A tool for generating documentation from Rust derive macros"
-version = "0.1.70"
+version = "0.1.71"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MIT"
 repository = "https://github.com/KittyCAD/modeling-app"
diff --git a/rust/kcl-directory-test-macro/Cargo.toml b/rust/kcl-directory-test-macro/Cargo.toml
index bb03bed21..c67bb9292 100644
--- a/rust/kcl-directory-test-macro/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/kcl-directory-test-macro/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "kcl-directory-test-macro"
 description = "A tool for generating tests from a directory of kcl files"
-version = "0.1.70"
+version = "0.1.71"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MIT"
 repository = "https://github.com/KittyCAD/modeling-app"
diff --git a/rust/kcl-language-server-release/Cargo.toml b/rust/kcl-language-server-release/Cargo.toml
index 8d8bbacf6..0af30eb4f 100644
--- a/rust/kcl-language-server-release/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/kcl-language-server-release/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "kcl-language-server-release"
-version = "0.1.70"
+version = "0.1.71"
 edition = "2021"
 authors = ["KittyCAD Inc <kcl@kittycad.io>"]
 publish = false
diff --git a/rust/kcl-language-server/Cargo.toml b/rust/kcl-language-server/Cargo.toml
index 38d0da3c1..1f3e4822c 100644
--- a/rust/kcl-language-server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/kcl-language-server/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = "kcl-language-server"
 description = "A language server for KCL."
 authors = ["KittyCAD Inc <kcl@kittycad.io>"]
-version = "0.2.70"
+version = "0.2.71"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MIT"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
diff --git a/rust/kcl-lib/Cargo.toml b/rust/kcl-lib/Cargo.toml
index 6eb39071e..72dc70387 100644
--- a/rust/kcl-lib/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/kcl-lib/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "kcl-lib"
 description = "KittyCAD Language implementation and tools"
-version = "0.2.70"
+version = "0.2.71"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MIT"
 repository = "https://github.com/KittyCAD/modeling-app"
diff --git a/rust/kcl-python-bindings/Cargo.toml b/rust/kcl-python-bindings/Cargo.toml
index 45a59302b..431b88519 100644
--- a/rust/kcl-python-bindings/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/kcl-python-bindings/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "kcl-python-bindings"
-version = "0.3.70"
+version = "0.3.71"
 edition = "2021"
 repository = "https://github.com/kittycad/modeling-app"
 exclude = ["tests/*", "files/*", "venv/*"]
diff --git a/rust/kcl-python-bindings/src/lib.rs b/rust/kcl-python-bindings/src/lib.rs
index 220a050d3..ba5ef0d96 100644
--- a/rust/kcl-python-bindings/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/kcl-python-bindings/src/lib.rs
@@ -227,6 +227,31 @@ async fn new_context_state(current_file: Option<std::path::PathBuf>) -> Result<(
     Ok((ctx, state))
 }
 
+/// Parse the kcl code from a file path.
+#[pyfunction]
+async fn parse(path: String) -> PyResult<()> {
+    tokio()
+        .spawn(async move {
+            let (code, path) = get_code_and_file_path(&path)
+                .await
+                .map_err(|err| pyo3::exceptions::PyException::new_err(err.to_string()))?;
+            let _program = kcl_lib::Program::parse_no_errs(&code)
+                .map_err(|err| into_miette_for_parse(&path.display().to_string(), &code, err))?;
+
+            Ok(())
+        })
+        .await
+        .map_err(|err| pyo3::exceptions::PyException::new_err(err.to_string()))?
+}
+
+/// Parse the kcl code.
+#[pyfunction]
+fn parse_code(code: String) -> PyResult<()> {
+    let _program = kcl_lib::Program::parse_no_errs(&code).map_err(|err| into_miette_for_parse("", &code, err))?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 /// Execute the kcl code from a file path.
 #[pyfunction]
 async fn execute(path: String) -> PyResult<()> {
@@ -534,6 +559,8 @@ fn kcl(m: &Bound<'_, PyModule>) -> PyResult<()> {
     m.add_class::<Discovered>()?;
 
     // Add our functions to the module.
+    m.add_function(wrap_pyfunction!(parse, m)?)?;
+    m.add_function(wrap_pyfunction!(parse_code, m)?)?;
     m.add_function(wrap_pyfunction!(execute, m)?)?;
     m.add_function(wrap_pyfunction!(execute_code, m)?)?;
     m.add_function(wrap_pyfunction!(execute_and_snapshot, m)?)?;
diff --git a/rust/kcl-python-bindings/tests/tests.py b/rust/kcl-python-bindings/tests/tests.py
index ee08557bb..c31bb8249 100755
--- a/rust/kcl-python-bindings/tests/tests.py
+++ b/rust/kcl-python-bindings/tests/tests.py
@@ -39,6 +39,33 @@ async def test_kcl_execute():
     await kcl.execute(lego_file)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_kcl_parse_with_exception():
+    # Read from a file.
+    try:
+        await kcl.parse(os.path.join(files_dir, "parse_file_error"))
+    except Exception as e:
+        assert e is not None
+        assert len(str(e)) > 0
+        assert "lksjndflsskjfnak;jfna##" in str(e)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_kcl_parse():
+    # Read from a file.
+    await kcl.parse(lego_file)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_kcl_parse_code():
+    # Read from a file.
+    with open(lego_file, "r") as f:
+        code = str(f.read())
+        assert code is not None
+        assert len(code) > 0
+        kcl.parse_code(code)
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_kcl_execute_code():
     # Read from a file.
@@ -97,9 +124,7 @@ async def test_kcl_execute_and_snapshot():
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_kcl_execute_and_snapshot_dir():
     # Read from a file.
-    image_bytes = await kcl.execute_and_snapshot(
-        car_wheel_dir, kcl.ImageFormat.Jpeg
-    )
+    image_bytes = await kcl.execute_and_snapshot(car_wheel_dir, kcl.ImageFormat.Jpeg)
     assert image_bytes is not None
     assert len(image_bytes) > 0
 
@@ -129,10 +154,12 @@ def test_kcl_format():
         assert formatted_code is not None
         assert len(formatted_code) > 0
 
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_kcl_format_dir():
     await kcl.format_dir(car_wheel_dir)
 
+
 def test_kcl_lint():
     # Read from a file.
     with open(os.path.join(files_dir, "box_with_linter_errors.kcl"), "r") as f:
diff --git a/rust/kcl-test-server/Cargo.toml b/rust/kcl-test-server/Cargo.toml
index 50dfb4f5a..48d2795bf 100644
--- a/rust/kcl-test-server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/kcl-test-server/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "kcl-test-server"
 description = "A test server for KCL"
-version = "0.1.70"
+version = "0.1.71"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MIT"
 
diff --git a/rust/kcl-to-core/Cargo.toml b/rust/kcl-to-core/Cargo.toml
index 2d97b5868..73a7b54a9 100644
--- a/rust/kcl-to-core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/kcl-to-core/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "kcl-to-core"
 description = "Utility methods to convert kcl to engine core executable tests"
-version = "0.1.70"
+version = "0.1.71"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MIT"
 repository = "https://github.com/KittyCAD/modeling-app"
diff --git a/rust/kcl-wasm-lib/Cargo.toml b/rust/kcl-wasm-lib/Cargo.toml
index 019743841..df387f9f6 100644
--- a/rust/kcl-wasm-lib/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/kcl-wasm-lib/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "kcl-wasm-lib"
-version = "0.1.70"
+version = "0.1.71"
 edition = "2021"
 repository = "https://github.com/KittyCAD/modeling-app"
 rust-version = "1.83"