diff --git a/export.bat b/export.bat
index c54f35049d..1faf0a0678 100644
--- a/export.bat
+++ b/export.bat
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ if not "%MISSING_REQUIREMENTS%" == "" goto :__error_missing_requirements
 set IDF_PATH=%~dp0
 set IDF_PATH=%IDF_PATH:~0,-1%
 
+echo Checking Python compatibility
+python.exe "%IDF_PATH%\tools\python_version_checker.py"
+
 set "IDF_TOOLS_PY_PATH=%IDF_PATH%\tools\idf_tools.py"
 set "IDF_TOOLS_JSON_PATH=%IDF_PATH%\tools\tools.json"
 set "IDF_TOOLS_EXPORT_CMD=%IDF_PATH%\export.bat"
diff --git a/export.fish b/export.fish
index 799fa5e872..755b908c00 100644
--- a/export.fish
+++ b/export.fish
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ function __main
     echo "Detecting the Python interpreter"
     source "$IDF_PATH"/tools/detect_python.fish
 
+    echo "Checking Python compatibility"
+    "$ESP_PYTHON" "$IDF_PATH"/tools/python_version_checker.py
+
     echo "Adding ESP-IDF tools to PATH..."
     # Call idf_tools.py to export tool paths
     set -x IDF_TOOLS_EXPORT_CMD "$IDF_PATH"/export.fish
diff --git a/export.ps1 b/export.ps1
index f6fbb9eed0..b1aa6c9624 100644
--- a/export.ps1
+++ b/export.ps1
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ $IDF_PATH = $PSScriptRoot
 Write-Output "Setting IDF_PATH: $IDF_PATH"
 $env:IDF_PATH = $IDF_PATH
 
+Write-Output "Checking Python compatibility"
+python $IDF_PATH/tools/python_version_checker.py
+
 Write-Output "Adding ESP-IDF tools to PATH..."
 $OLD_PATH = $env:PATH.split($S) | Select-Object -Unique # array without duplicates
 # using idf_tools.py to get $envars_array to set
diff --git a/export.sh b/export.sh
index dc7170bd9f..b757481942 100644
--- a/export.sh
+++ b/export.sh
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ __main() {
     echo "Detecting the Python interpreter"
     . "${IDF_PATH}/tools/detect_python.sh"
 
+    echo "Checking Python compatibility"
+    "$ESP_PYTHON" "${IDF_PATH}/tools/python_version_checker.py"
+
     __verbose "Adding ESP-IDF tools to PATH..."
     # Call idf_tools.py to export tool paths
     export IDF_TOOLS_EXPORT_CMD=${IDF_PATH}/export.sh
diff --git a/install.fish b/install.fish
index 47b9aeb592..0cb6e694c3 100755
--- a/install.fish
+++ b/install.fish
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ set -x IDF_PATH $basedir
 echo "Detecting the Python interpreter"
 source "$IDF_PATH"/tools/detect_python.fish
 
+echo "Checking Python compatibility"
+"$ESP_PYTHON" "$IDF_PATH"/tools/python_version_checker.py
+
 set TARGETS ("$ESP_PYTHON" "$IDF_PATH"/tools/install_util.py extract targets $argv) || exit 1
 
 echo "Installing ESP-IDF tools"
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 0036023908..6c48b25482 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ export IDF_PATH
 echo "Detecting the Python interpreter"
 . "${IDF_PATH}/tools/detect_python.sh"
 
+echo "Checking Python compatibility"
+"${ESP_PYTHON}" "${IDF_PATH}/tools/python_version_checker.py"
+
 TARGETS=`"${ESP_PYTHON}" "${IDF_PATH}/tools/install_util.py" extract targets "$@"`
 
 echo "Installing ESP-IDF tools"
diff --git a/tools/ci/executable-list.txt b/tools/ci/executable-list.txt
index 8b90ef1644..e8e3bf4751 100644
--- a/tools/ci/executable-list.txt
+++ b/tools/ci/executable-list.txt
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ tools/ldgen/test/test_output_commands.py
 tools/mass_mfg/mfg_gen.py
 tools/mkdfu.py
 tools/mkuf2.py
+tools/python_version_checker.py
 tools/set-submodules-to-github.sh
 tools/test_apps/system/no_embedded_paths/check_for_file_paths.py
 tools/test_idf_monitor/run_test_idf_monitor.py
diff --git a/tools/install_util.py b/tools/install_util.py
index 5b66e09fa2..c2e01c56ec 100644
--- a/tools/install_util.py
+++ b/tools/install_util.py
@@ -10,15 +10,6 @@
 import argparse
 from itertools import chain
 
-try:
-    import python_version_checker
-
-    # check the Python version before it will fail with an exception on syntax or package incompatibility.
-    python_version_checker.check()
-except RuntimeError as e:
-    print(e)
-    raise SystemExit(1)
-
 
 def action_extract_features(args: str) -> None:
     """
diff --git a/tools/python_version_checker.py b/tools/python_version_checker.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 740aadc8cd..48a13a90dc
--- a/tools/python_version_checker.py
+++ b/tools/python_version_checker.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+#
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021-2022 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
@@ -37,3 +39,7 @@ def check():  # type: () -> None
                 _ver_to_str(OLDEST_PYTHON_SUPPORTED), _ver_to_str(sys.version_info[:3])
             )
         )
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    check()