diff --git a/docs/rules.md b/docs/rules.md
index 4fd2b5d8..cf9ed190 100644
--- a/docs/rules.md
+++ b/docs/rules.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ py_wheel(<a href="#py_wheel-name">name</a>, <a href="#py_wheel-src">src</a>)
 ## py_binary
 
 <pre>
-py_binary(<a href="#py_binary-name">name</a>, <a href="#py_binary-srcs">srcs</a>, <a href="#py_binary-main">main</a>, <a href="#py_binary-kwargs">kwargs</a>)
+py_binary(<a href="#py_binary-name">name</a>, <a href="#py_binary-srcs">srcs</a>, <a href="#py_binary-main">main</a>, <a href="#py_binary-imports">imports</a>, <a href="#py_binary-kwargs">kwargs</a>)
 </pre>
 
 Wrapper macro for the py_binary rule, setting a default for imports.
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ you can `bazel run [name].venv` to produce this, then use it in the editor.
 | <a id="py_binary-name"></a>name |  name of the rule   |  none |
 | <a id="py_binary-srcs"></a>srcs |  python source files   |  <code>[]</code> |
 | <a id="py_binary-main"></a>main |  the entry point. If absent, then the first entry in srcs is used.   |  <code>None</code> |
+| <a id="py_binary-imports"></a>imports |  <p align="center"> - </p>   |  <code>["."]</code> |
 | <a id="py_binary-kwargs"></a>kwargs |  see [py_binary attributes](./py_binary)   |  none |
 
 
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ you can `bazel run [name].venv` to produce this, then use it in the editor.
 ## py_library
 
 <pre>
-py_library(<a href="#py_library-name">name</a>, <a href="#py_library-kwargs">kwargs</a>)
+py_library(<a href="#py_library-name">name</a>, <a href="#py_library-imports">imports</a>, <a href="#py_library-kwargs">kwargs</a>)
 </pre>
 
 Wrapper macro for the py_library rule, setting a default for imports
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ Wrapper macro for the py_library rule, setting a default for imports
 | Name  | Description | Default Value |
 | :------------- | :------------- | :------------- |
 | <a id="py_library-name"></a>name |  name of the rule   |  none |
+| <a id="py_library-imports"></a>imports |  <p align="center"> - </p>   |  <code>["."]</code> |
 | <a id="py_library-kwargs"></a>kwargs |  see [py_library attributes](./py_library)   |  none |
 
 
@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ Wrapper macro for the py_library rule, setting a default for imports
 ## py_test
 
 <pre>
-py_test(<a href="#py_test-name">name</a>, <a href="#py_test-main">main</a>, <a href="#py_test-srcs">srcs</a>, <a href="#py_test-kwargs">kwargs</a>)
+py_test(<a href="#py_test-name">name</a>, <a href="#py_test-main">main</a>, <a href="#py_test-srcs">srcs</a>, <a href="#py_test-imports">imports</a>, <a href="#py_test-kwargs">kwargs</a>)
 </pre>
 
 Identical to py_binary, but produces a target that can be used with `bazel test`.
@@ -83,6 +85,7 @@ Identical to py_binary, but produces a target that can be used with `bazel test`
 | <a id="py_test-name"></a>name |  <p align="center"> - </p>   |  none |
 | <a id="py_test-main"></a>main |  <p align="center"> - </p>   |  <code>None</code> |
 | <a id="py_test-srcs"></a>srcs |  <p align="center"> - </p>   |  <code>[]</code> |
+| <a id="py_test-imports"></a>imports |  <p align="center"> - </p>   |  <code>["."]</code> |
 | <a id="py_test-kwargs"></a>kwargs |  <p align="center"> - </p>   |  none |
 
 
diff --git a/py/defs.bzl b/py/defs.bzl
index bc7ad788..cda345cd 100644
--- a/py/defs.bzl
+++ b/py/defs.bzl
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ load("//py/private:py_binary.bzl", _py_binary = "py_binary", _py_test = "py_test
 load("//py/private:py_library.bzl", _py_library = "py_library")
 load("//py/private:py_wheel.bzl", "py_wheel_lib")
 
-def py_library(name, **kwargs):
+def py_library(name, imports = ["."], **kwargs):
     """Wrapper macro for the py_library rule, setting a default for imports
 
     Args:
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ def py_library(name, **kwargs):
     """
     _py_library(
         name = name,
-        imports = kwargs.pop("imports", []) + ["."],
+        imports = imports,
         **kwargs
     )
 
-def py_binary(name, srcs = [], main = None, **kwargs):
+def py_binary(name, srcs = [], main = None, imports = ["."], **kwargs):
     """Wrapper macro for the py_binary rule, setting a default for imports.
 
     It also creates a virtualenv to constrain the interpreter and packages used at runtime,
@@ -34,32 +34,32 @@ def py_binary(name, srcs = [], main = None, **kwargs):
         name = name,
         srcs = srcs,
         main = main if main != None else srcs[0],
-        imports = kwargs.pop("imports", ["."]),
+        imports = imports,
         **kwargs
     )
 
     _py_venv(
         name = "%s.venv" % name,
         deps = kwargs.pop("deps", []),
-        imports = kwargs.pop("imports", ["."]),
+        imports = imports,
         srcs = srcs,
         tags = ["manual"],
     )
 
-def py_test(name, main = None, srcs = [], **kwargs):
+def py_test(name, main = None, srcs = [], imports = ["."], **kwargs):
     "Identical to py_binary, but produces a target that can be used with `bazel test`."
     _py_test(
         name = name,
         srcs = srcs,
         main = main if main != None else srcs[0],
-        imports = kwargs.pop("imports", ["."]),
+        imports = imports,
         **kwargs
     )
 
     _py_venv(
         name = "%s.venv" % name,
         deps = kwargs.pop("deps", []),
-        imports = kwargs.pop("imports", ["."]),
+        imports = imports,
         srcs = srcs,
         tags = ["manual"],
     )