diff --git a/rake_tasks/python.rake b/rake_tasks/python.rake
index 214ddb39f4363..a0cd89ef18745 100644
--- a/rake_tasks/python.rake
+++ b/rake_tasks/python.rake
@@ -67,46 +67,48 @@ end
 
 desc 'Copy known generated files for local development (use `./go py:local_dev all` to copy everything)'
 task :local_dev, [:all] do |_task, arguments|
-  Bazel.execute('build', [], '//py:selenium')
+  Bazel.execute('build', [], '//py:selenium-wheel')
 
   bazel_bin = 'bazel-bin/py/selenium/webdriver'
   lib_path = 'py/selenium/webdriver'
 
-  copy_all = arguments[:all] == 'all'
-  if copy_all
-    FileUtils.rm_rf("#{lib_path}/common/devtools")
-    FileUtils.cp_r("#{bazel_bin}/.", lib_path, remove_destination: true)
+  if arguments[:all] == 'all'
+    dirs = Dir.children(bazel_bin)
+    files = []
   else
-    bidi_src = "#{bazel_bin}/common/bidi"
-    bidi_dest = "#{lib_path}/common/bidi"
-    if Dir.exist?(bidi_src)
-      FileUtils.mkdir_p(bidi_dest)
-      Dir.children(bidi_src).sort.each do |entry|
-        src = File.join(bidi_src, entry)
-        dest = File.join(bidi_dest, entry)
-        next unless File.file?(src) || File.symlink?(src)
-
-        resolved_src = File.symlink?(src) ? File.realpath(src) : src
-        FileUtils.rm_f(dest)
-        FileUtils.cp(resolved_src, dest)
-      end
-    end
+    dirs = %w[common/bidi common/devtools]
+    files = %w[
+      remote/getAttribute.js remote/isDisplayed.js remote/findElements.js
+      common/mutation-listener.js common/bidi-mutation-listener.js
+      common/linux/selenium-manager common/macos/selenium-manager common/windows/selenium-manager.exe
+      firefox/webdriver_prefs.json
+    ]
+  end
 
-    %w[common/devtools common/linux common/macos common/windows].each do |dir|
-      src = "#{bazel_bin}/#{dir}"
-      dest = "#{lib_path}/#{dir}"
-      next unless Dir.exist?(src)
+  dirs.each do |dir|
+    src_dir = "#{bazel_bin}/#{dir}"
+    dest_dir = "#{lib_path}/#{dir}"
 
-      FileUtils.rm_rf(dest)
-      FileUtils.cp_r(src, dest)
-    end
+    FileUtils.rm_rf(dest_dir)
+    # Restore any git tracked files in the directory we just deleted
+    SeleniumRake.git.checkout_file('HEAD', dest_dir) unless SeleniumRake.git.ls_files(dest_dir).empty?
 
-    %w[getAttribute.js isDisplayed.js findElements.js].each do |atom|
-      dest = "#{lib_path}/remote/#{atom}"
-      FileUtils.rm_f(dest)
-      FileUtils.cp("#{bazel_bin}/remote/#{atom}", dest)
+    # Copy each file individually to resolve Bazel's cache symlinks
+    Dir.glob(File.join(src_dir, '**', '*')).each do |src|
+      next unless File.file?(src)
+
+      dest = File.join(dest_dir, src.delete_prefix("#{src_dir}/"))
+      FileUtils.mkdir_p(File.dirname(dest))
+      FileUtils.cp(File.realpath(src), dest)
     end
   end
+
+  files.each do |file|
+    dest = "#{lib_path}/#{file}"
+    FileUtils.mkdir_p(File.dirname(dest))
+    FileUtils.rm_f(dest)
+    FileUtils.cp(File.realpath("#{bazel_bin}/#{file}"), dest)
+  end
 end
 
 desc 'Generate and stage Python documentation'