diff --git a/lang/python/python-asn1crypto/Makefile b/lang/python/python-asn1crypto/Makefile
index a952317e7..7998a5a42 100644
--- a/lang/python/python-asn1crypto/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python-asn1crypto/Makefile
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=python-asn1crypto
-PKG_VERSION:=0.22.0
+PKG_VERSION:=0.23.0
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=asn1crypto-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
-PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://pypi.python.org/packages/67/14/5d66588868c4304f804ebaff9397255f6ec5559e46724c2496e0f26e68d6
-PKG_HASH:=cbbadd640d3165ab24b06ef25d1dca09a3441611ac15f6a6b452474fdf0aed1a
+PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://pypi.python.org/packages/31/53/8bca924b30cb79d6d70dbab6a99e8731d1e4dd3b090b7f3d8412a8d8ffbc
+PKG_HASH:=0874981329cfebb366d6584c3d16e913f2a0eb026c9463efcc4aaf42a9d94d70
 
 PKG_LICENSE:=MIT
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Alexandru Ardelean <ardeleanalex@gmail.com>
diff --git a/lang/python/python-cffi/Makefile b/lang/python/python-cffi/Makefile
index 7e1b2fdab..222c0492e 100644
--- a/lang/python/python-cffi/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python-cffi/Makefile
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=python-cffi
-PKG_VERSION:=1.11.0
+PKG_VERSION:=1.11.2
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=cffi-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
-PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://pypi.python.org/packages/4e/32/4070bdf32812c89eb635c80880a5caa2e0189aa7999994c265577e5154f3
-PKG_HASH:=5f4ff33371c6969b39b293d9771ee91e81d26f9129be093ca1b7be357fcefd15
+PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://pypi.python.org/packages/c9/70/89b68b6600d479034276fed316e14b9107d50a62f5627da37fafe083fde3
+PKG_HASH:=ab87dd91c0c4073758d07334c1e5f712ce8fe48f007b86f8238773963ee700a6
 
 PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(BUILD_VARIANT)-cffi-$(PKG_VERSION)
 
diff --git a/lang/python/python-cryptography/Makefile b/lang/python/python-cryptography/Makefile
index 47c7c1cfc..fdabd483e 100644
--- a/lang/python/python-cryptography/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python-cryptography/Makefile
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=python-cryptography
-PKG_VERSION:=2.0.3
+PKG_VERSION:=2.1.3
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=cryptography-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
-PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://pypi.python.org/packages/9c/1a/0fc8cffb04582f9ffca61b15b0681cf2e8588438e55f61403eb9880bd8e0
-PKG_HASH:=d04bb2425086c3fe86f7bc48915290b13e798497839fbb18ab7f6dffcf98cc3a
+PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://pypi.python.org/packages/f3/7c/ec4f94489719803cb14d35e9625d1f5a613b9c4b8d01ee52a4c77485e681
+PKG_HASH:=68a26c353627163d74ee769d4749f2ee243866e9dac43c93bb33ebd8fbed1199
 
 PKG_LICENSE:=Apache-2.0 BSD-3-Clause
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=LICENSE.APACHE LICENSE.BSD
diff --git a/lang/python/python-lxml/Makefile b/lang/python/python-lxml/Makefile
index 3ed79a309..3e228bb60 100644
--- a/lang/python/python-lxml/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python-lxml/Makefile
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=python-lxml
-PKG_VERSION:=4.1.0
+PKG_VERSION:=4.1.1
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=lxml-$(PKG_VERSION).tgz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://lxml.de/files/
-PKG_HASH:=be3aaeb5f468a49f523f16736ccff7d82af2b4b303292ba3d052b5b28f3fbe47
+PKG_HASH:=940caef1ec7c78e0c34b0f6b94fe42d0f2022915ffc78643d28538a5cfd0f40e
 
 PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(BUILD_VARIANT)-lxml-$(PKG_VERSION)
 PKG_UNPACK=$(HOST_TAR) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) --strip-components=1 -xzf $(DL_DIR)/$(PKG_SOURCE)
diff --git a/lang/python/python-pyasn1-modules/Makefile b/lang/python/python-pyasn1-modules/Makefile
index 68713e877..78072a594 100644
--- a/lang/python/python-pyasn1-modules/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python-pyasn1-modules/Makefile
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=python-pyasn1-modules
-PKG_VERSION:=0.1.4
+PKG_VERSION:=0.1.5
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=pyasn1-modules-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
-PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://pypi.python.org/packages/66/6b/f5582cbf3b920896ce1b97bde3894599b3dec31301ef79ae7ea0022f5577
-PKG_HASH:=b07c17bdb34d6f64aafea6269f2e8fb306a57473f0f38d9a6ca389d6ab30ac4a
+PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://pypi.python.org/packages/7e/2c/351c0c0ef88b904de50d8144eb4c365c13660c297c051b72255b4e1ad34a
+PKG_HASH:=1d303eed5aa54cafeca209d16b8c7ea2c6064735fb61f1bee2e0ed63a0816988
 
 PKG_LICENSE:=BSD-2-Clause
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=LICENSE.txt
diff --git a/lang/python/python-pyasn1/Makefile b/lang/python/python-pyasn1/Makefile
index eb9ac7903..6c48fe2db 100644
--- a/lang/python/python-pyasn1/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python-pyasn1/Makefile
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=python-pyasn1
-PKG_VERSION:=0.3.5
+PKG_VERSION:=0.3.7
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=pyasn1-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
-PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://pypi.python.org/packages/bc/85/029f5f4d4fa8a487538ce597932cf3601bba3392c85d74eae148fe6ac5d3
-PKG_HASH:=c7a1186416bcdaf19b56f5b2506200306d7d4cf222d3d7c2d4cb600ccacdaf1b
+PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://pypi.python.org/packages/3c/a6/4d6c88aa1694a06f6671362cb3d0350f0d856edea4685c300785200d1cd9/
+PKG_HASH:=187f2a66d617683f8e82d5c00033b7c8a0287e1da88a9d577aebec321cad4965
 
 PKG_LICENSE:=BSD-2-Clause
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=LICENSE.txt
diff --git a/lang/python/python/Makefile b/lang/python/python/Makefile
index 03cda5ce9..232f4bffc 100644
--- a/lang/python/python/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ PKG_NAME:=python
 PKG_VERSION:=$(PYTHON_VERSION).$(PYTHON_VERSION_MICRO)
 # XXX: reset PKG_RELEASE to 1 only if Python's pip & setuptools versions have also bumped;
 #      otherwise, keep bumping PKG_RELEASE
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=Python-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://www.python.org/ftp/python/$(PKG_VERSION)
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ include ./files/python-host.mk
 # For PyPackage
 include ./files/python-package.mk
 
+PKG_FIXUP:=autoreconf
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 HOST_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
diff --git a/lang/python/python3/Makefile b/lang/python/python3/Makefile
index 02031dd17..9253c9688 100644
--- a/lang/python/python3/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python3/Makefile
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ PYTHON_VERSION_MICRO:=$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MICRO)
 PKG_NAME:=python3
 # XXX: reset PKG_RELEASE to 1 only if Python's pip & setuptools versions have also bumped;
 #      otherwise, keep bumping PKG_RELEASE
-PKG_RELEASE:=8
+PKG_RELEASE:=9
 PKG_VERSION:=$(PYTHON_VERSION).$(PYTHON_VERSION_MICRO)
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=Python-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://www.python.org/ftp/python/$(PKG_VERSION)
-PKG_HASH:=9229773be41ed144370f47f0f626a1579931f5a390f1e8e3853174d52edd64a9
+PKG_HASH:=cda7d967c9a4bfa52337cdf551bcc5cff026b6ac50a8834e568ce4a794ca81da
 
 PKG_LICENSE:=PSF
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=LICENSE Modules/_ctypes/libffi_msvc/LICENSE Modules/_ctypes/darwin/LICENSE Modules/_ctypes/libffi/LICENSE Modules/_ctypes/libffi_osx/LICENSE Tools/pybench/LICENSE
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ include ./files/python3-host.mk
 # For Py3Package
 include ./files/python3-package.mk
 
+PKG_FIXUP:=autoreconf
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 HOST_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
diff --git a/lang/python/python3/files/python3-version.mk b/lang/python/python3/files/python3-version.mk
index e1129215b..2990892e9 100644
--- a/lang/python/python3/files/python3-version.mk
+++ b/lang/python/python3/files/python3-version.mk
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 # Note: keep in sync with setuptools & pip
 PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR:=3
 PYTHON3_VERSION_MINOR:=6
-PYTHON3_VERSION_MICRO:=2
+PYTHON3_VERSION_MICRO:=3
 
 PYTHON3_VERSION:=$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR).$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MINOR)
 
diff --git a/lang/python/python3/patches/008-fix-distutils-path-creation.patch b/lang/python/python3/patches/008-fix-distutils-path-creation.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 796c1a2e4..000000000
--- a/lang/python/python3/patches/008-fix-distutils-path-creation.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
---- a/Lib/imp.py
-+++ b/Lib/imp.py
-@@ -203,8 +203,9 @@ def load_package(name, path):
-         extensions = (machinery.SOURCE_SUFFIXES[:] +
-                       machinery.BYTECODE_SUFFIXES[:])
-         for extension in extensions:
--            path = os.path.join(path, '__init__'+extension)
--            if os.path.exists(path):
-+            init_path = os.path.join(path, '__init__'+extension)
-+            if os.path.exists(init_path):
-+                path = init_path
-                 break
-         else:
-             raise ValueError('{!r} is not a package'.format(path))
diff --git a/lang/python/python3/patches/012-disable-wcsftime-detection.patch b/lang/python/python3/patches/012-disable-wcsftime-detection.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 8432ac2a7..000000000
--- a/lang/python/python3/patches/012-disable-wcsftime-detection.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- a/configure
-+++ b/configure
-@@ -11271,7 +11271,7 @@ for ac_func in alarm accept4 setitimer g
-  sigtimedwait sigwait sigwaitinfo snprintf strftime strlcpy symlinkat sync \
-  sysconf tcgetpgrp tcsetpgrp tempnam timegm times tmpfile tmpnam tmpnam_r \
-  truncate uname unlinkat unsetenv utimensat utimes waitid waitpid wait3 wait4 \
-- wcscoll wcsftime wcsxfrm wmemcmp writev _getpty
-+ wcscoll wcsxfrm wmemcmp writev _getpty
- do :
-   as_ac_var=`$as_echo "ac_cv_func_$ac_func" | $as_tr_sh`
- ac_fn_c_check_func "$LINENO" "$ac_func" "$as_ac_var"