diff --git a/examples/extension-hatch/README b/examples/extension-hatch/README
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+An example Python package used to support Python packaging tutorials
+
+This project demonstrates mixing C and Python code by using the frontend hatch with the backend mesonpy
diff --git a/examples/extension-hatch/examplePy/__init__.py b/examples/extension-hatch/examplePy/__init__.py
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+from .temperature import celsius_to_fahrenheit, fahrenheit_to_celsius
+
+__all__ = ["celsius_to_fahrenheit", "fahrenheit_to_celsius"]
+__version__ = "0.1.0dev0"
diff --git a/examples/extension-hatch/examplePy/meson.build b/examples/extension-hatch/examplePy/meson.build
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+py.extension_module(
+  'temperature',
+  'temperature.c',
+  install: true,
+  subdir: 'examplePy'
+)
+
+python_sources = [
+  '__init__.py'
+]
+
+py.install_sources(
+  python_sources,
+  subdir: 'examplePy'
+)
diff --git a/examples/extension-hatch/examplePy/temperature.c b/examples/extension-hatch/examplePy/temperature.c
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+++ b/examples/extension-hatch/examplePy/temperature.c
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+#define PY_SSIZE_T_CLEAN
+#include <Python.h>
+
+static PyObject *
+temperature_celsius_to_fahrenheit(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+    long celsius;
+    long fahrenheit;
+    PyObject *ret;
+
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "l", &celsius))
+        return NULL;
+
+    fahrenheit = (celsius * 9/5) + 32;
+
+    ret = PyLong_FromLong(fahrenheit);
+    Py_INCREF(ret);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+static PyObject *
+temperature_fahrenheit_to_celsius(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+    long fahrenheit;
+    long celsius;
+    PyObject *ret;
+
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "l", &fahrenheit))
+        return NULL;
+
+    celsius = (fahrenheit - 32) * 9/5;
+
+    ret = PyLong_FromLong(celsius);
+    Py_INCREF(ret);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+static PyMethodDef CoreMethods[] = {
+    {"celsius_to_fahrenheit",  temperature_celsius_to_fahrenheit, METH_VARARGS, "Convert temperature from Celsius to Fahrenheit"},
+    {"fahrenheit_to_celsius",  temperature_fahrenheit_to_celsius, METH_VARARGS, "Convert temperature from Fahrenheit to Celsius"},
+    {NULL, NULL, 0, NULL}        /* Sentinel */
+};
+
+static struct PyModuleDef temperaturemodule = {
+    PyModuleDef_HEAD_INIT,
+    "temperature",   /* name of module */
+    NULL,     /* module documentation, may be NULL */
+    -1,       /* size of per-interpreter state of the module,
+                 or -1 if the module keeps state in global variables. */
+    CoreMethods
+};
+
+PyMODINIT_FUNC
+PyInit_temperature(void)
+{
+    PyObject *m;
+
+    m = PyModule_Create(&temperaturemodule);
+    if (m == NULL)
+        return NULL;
+
+    return m;
+}
diff --git a/examples/extension-hatch/meson.build b/examples/extension-hatch/meson.build
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+project(
+  'examplePy',
+  'c',
+  version: '0.1.dev0',
+  license: 'MIT',
+  meson_version: '>= 0.64.0',
+  default_options: [
+    'buildtype=debugoptimized',
+    'c_std=c99',
+    'cpp_std=c++14',
+  ],
+)
+
+cc = meson.get_compiler('c')
+
+py_mod = import('python')
+py = py_mod.find_installation(pure: false)
+py_dep = py.dependency()
+
+subdir('examplePy')
diff --git a/examples/extension-hatch/pyproject.toml b/examples/extension-hatch/pyproject.toml
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+[build-system]
+build-backend = "mesonpy"
+requires = [
+  "meson-python>=0.13.0rc0",
+]
+
+[project]
+name = "examplePy"
+version = "0.1"
+authors = [
+    {name = "Some Maintainer", email = "some-email@pyopensci.org"},
+]
+maintainers = [
+    {name = "All the contributors"},
+]
+description = "An example Python package used to support Python packaging tutorials"
+keywords = ["pyOpenSci", "python packaging"]
+readme = "README"
+classifiers = [
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+    "License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License",
+    "Operating System :: OS Independent",
+]