diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index a0062f56..3f3d04ac 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ include CHANGES.md
 include AUTHORS
 include requirements.txt
 include download.py
+include install.py
 include tests/README.md
 include tests/pytest.ini
 include tests/inspect_cython_signatures.py
diff --git a/install.py b/install.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..62933116
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install.py
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+"""Install `dd`, including C extensions wrapping CUDD.
+
+Running this file will attempt to download
+the source code of CUDD from the internet.
+
+To run this file:
+
+```shell
+python install.py
+```
+
+This script is a shorthand for defining environment
+variables when running `pip install .` for the
+source code of the package `dd`.
+"""
+import argparse as _arg
+import os
+import re
+import shlex as _sh
+import subprocess as _sbp
+import tempfile as _tmp
+
+try:
+    import cython
+except ImportError as error:
+    cython = None
+    _cython_error = error
+
+
+def _main(
+        ) -> None:
+    """Entry point."""
+    args, unknown_args = _parse_args()
+    _assert_cython()
+    if not _ask_about_downloading(args):
+        print('Exiting without installing.')
+        return
+    with _tmp.NamedTemporaryFile('wt') as fd:
+        _install_using_pip(fd, unknown_args)
+
+
+def _install_using_pip(
+        fd,
+        unknown_args:
+            list[str]
+        ) -> None:
+    """Install `dd` using `pip`.
+
+    The installation includes `dd.cudd`.
+
+    Writes a temporary file to
+    the file system, used as requirements
+    file for `pip`.
+    """
+    env = dict(os.environ)
+    env.update(dict(
+        DD_FETCH='1',
+        DD_CUDD='1',
+        DD_CUDD_ZDD='1',
+        DD_CUDD_ADD='1'))
+    cmd_line = f'''
+        pip install
+            .
+            -vvv
+            --use-pep517
+            --no-build-isolation
+        '''
+    cmd = _sh.split(cmd_line)
+    cmd.extend(unknown_args)
+    _sbp.run(cmd, env=env)
+
+
+def _parse_args(
+        ) -> tuple[
+            _arg.Namespace,
+            list[str]]:
+    """Return command-line arguments."""
+    parser = _arg.ArgumentParser(description='''
+        Install package `dd` from its source,
+        including the modules `dd.cudd`, `dd.cudd_zdd`,
+        and `dd.cudd_add` (which are C extensions
+        that need `cython` and `gcc` to be compiled).
+
+        Attempts to download the source code of
+        CUDD from the internet.
+
+        Unknown arguments are passed to `pip install`.
+        ''')
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '-y', '--yes',
+        action='store_true',
+        help='go ahead and download CUDD '
+            'source code tarball '
+            '(checking its SHA hash) '
+            'without stopping and '
+            'prompting the user '
+            'for whether to do so.')
+    args, unknown_args = parser.parse_known_args()
+    return args, unknown_args
+
+
+def _assert_cython(
+        ) -> None:
+    """Assert that `cython` is installed.
+
+    Raise `ImportError` if not.
+    """
+    if cython is not None:
+        return
+    raise ImportError(
+        'Installing `dd.cudd` requires the '
+        'Python package `cython`, which can '
+        'be installed from '
+        'the Python Package Index (PyPI) '
+        'by running `pip install cython`. '
+        'For installing `dd` with only '
+        'its pure-Python modules, '
+        'running `pip install .` suffices, '
+        'no need to run `python install.py`.'
+        ) from _cython_error
+
+
+def _ask_about_downloading(
+        args:
+            _arg.Namespace
+        ) -> bool:
+    """Ask whether to download CUDD tarball."""
+    if args.yes:
+        return True
+    choice = input(
+        'This script downloads '
+        'CUDD sources from the internet '
+        '(details in the file `download.py`).\n'
+        'Proceed?\n'
+        '(answers: yes / no)\n')
+    match choice:
+        case 'yes' | 'no':
+            return (choice == 'yes')
+    raise ValueError(
+        'Expected `yes` or '
+        '`no` as input.')
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    _main()