diff --git a/recipes/README.recipes.md b/recipes/README.recipes.md
index 67bd0a746..d782ae9b1 100644
--- a/recipes/README.recipes.md
+++ b/recipes/README.recipes.md
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ dir_path (Path): directory to clone into
 remote_name (str): the remote name to rebase from if not origin
 ### *recipe_modules* / [git\_cl](/recipes/recipe_modules/git_cl)
 
-[DEPS](/recipes/recipe_modules/git_cl/__init__.py#1): [recipe\_engine/context][recipe_engine/recipe_modules/context], [recipe\_engine/raw\_io][recipe_engine/recipe_modules/raw_io], [recipe\_engine/step][recipe_engine/recipe_modules/step]
+[DEPS](/recipes/recipe_modules/git_cl/__init__.py#1): [recipe\_engine/context][recipe_engine/recipe_modules/context], [recipe\_engine/python][recipe_engine/recipe_modules/python], [recipe\_engine/raw\_io][recipe_engine/recipe_modules/raw_io]
 
 #### **class [GitClApi](/recipes/recipe_modules/git_cl/api.py#9)([RecipeApi][recipe_engine/wkt/RecipeApi]):**
 
diff --git a/recipes/recipe_modules/git_cl/__init__.py b/recipes/recipe_modules/git_cl/__init__.py
index b5d4da6bf..16bd62320 100644
--- a/recipes/recipe_modules/git_cl/__init__.py
+++ b/recipes/recipe_modules/git_cl/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 DEPS = [
   'recipe_engine/context',
+  'recipe_engine/python',
   'recipe_engine/raw_io',
-  'recipe_engine/step',
 ]
diff --git a/recipes/recipe_modules/git_cl/api.py b/recipes/recipe_modules/git_cl/api.py
index e39b1c328..732aa1be8 100644
--- a/recipes/recipe_modules/git_cl/api.py
+++ b/recipes/recipe_modules/git_cl/api.py
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ class GitClApi(recipe_api.RecipeApi):
 
     my_loc = self.c.repo_location if self.c else None
     with self.m.context(cwd=self.m.context.cwd or my_loc):
-      return self.m.step(
-          name, [self.repo_resource('git_cl.py'), subcmd] + args,
+      return self.m.python(
+          name, self.repo_resource('git_cl.py'), [subcmd] + args,
           **kwargs)
 
   def get_description(self, patch_url=None, codereview=None, **kwargs):
diff --git a/recipes/recipe_modules/git_cl/examples/full.expected/basic.json b/recipes/recipe_modules/git_cl/examples/full.expected/basic.json
index c9570a928..6f0b33085 100644
--- a/recipes/recipe_modules/git_cl/examples/full.expected/basic.json
+++ b/recipes/recipe_modules/git_cl/examples/full.expected/basic.json
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 [
   {
     "cmd": [
+      "python",
+      "-u",
       "RECIPE_REPO[depot_tools]/git_cl.py",
       "upload",
       "--message-file",
@@ -10,6 +12,8 @@
   },
   {
     "cmd": [
+      "python",
+      "-u",
       "RECIPE_REPO[depot_tools]/git_cl.py",
       "issue"
     ],
@@ -17,6 +21,8 @@
   },
   {
     "cmd": [
+      "python",
+      "-u",
       "RECIPE_REPO[depot_tools]/git_cl.py",
       "description",
       "-d",
@@ -27,6 +33,8 @@
   },
   {
     "cmd": [
+      "python",
+      "-u",
       "RECIPE_REPO[depot_tools]/git_cl.py",
       "description",
       "-n",
@@ -46,6 +54,8 @@
   },
   {
     "cmd": [
+      "python",
+      "-u",
       "RECIPE_REPO[depot_tools]/git_cl.py",
       "description",
       "-d"
@@ -62,6 +72,8 @@
   },
   {
     "cmd": [
+      "python",
+      "-u",
       "RECIPE_REPO[depot_tools]/git_cl.py",
       "description",
       "-n",
@@ -73,6 +85,8 @@
   },
   {
     "cmd": [
+      "python",
+      "-u",
       "RECIPE_REPO[depot_tools]/git_cl.py",
       "description",
       "-d"