diff --git a/lang/python/Makefile b/lang/python/Makefile
index 58b11a196..9e6282f08 100644
--- a/lang/python/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/Makefile
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ endef
 
 define Package/python
 $(call Package/python/Default)
-  DEPENDS:=+libpthread +zlib +libffi
+  DEPENDS:=+libpthread +zlib +libffi +libopenssl +libcrypto
 endef
 
 define Package/python/description
@@ -239,14 +239,11 @@ define PyPackage/python-full/filespec
 -|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/lib-dynload/grp.so
 -|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/lib-dynload/itertools.so
 -|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/lib-dynload/math.so
--|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/lib-dynload/_md5.so
+-|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/lib-dynload/_hashlib.so
 -|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/lib-dynload/operator.so
 -|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/lib-dynload/_random.so
 -|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/lib-dynload/readline.so
 -|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/lib-dynload/select.so
--|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/lib-dynload/_sha.so
--|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/lib-dynload/_sha256.so
--|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/lib-dynload/_sha512.so
 -|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/lib-dynload/_socket.so
 -|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/lib-dynload/strop.so
 -|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/lib-dynload/_struct.so
@@ -328,13 +325,10 @@ define PyPackage/python/filespec
 +|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/lib-dynload/grp.so
 +|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/lib-dynload/itertools.so
 +|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/lib-dynload/math.so
-+|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/lib-dynload/_md5.so
++|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/lib-dynload/_hashlib.so
 +|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/lib-dynload/operator.so
 +|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/lib-dynload/_random.so
 +|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/lib-dynload/select.so
-+|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/lib-dynload/_sha.so
-+|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/lib-dynload/_sha256.so
-+|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/lib-dynload/_sha512.so
 +|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/lib-dynload/_socket.so
 +|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/lib-dynload/strop.so
 +|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/lib-dynload/_struct.so
diff --git a/lang/python/files/config.site b/lang/python/files/config.site
index 8f7a3f981..cfa56b89b 100644
--- a/lang/python/files/config.site
+++ b/lang/python/files/config.site
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@
 
 ac_cv_file__dev_ptmx=yes
 ac_cv_file__dev_ptc=no
+ac_cv_buggy_getaddrinfo=no
 
diff --git a/lang/python/files/python-package.mk b/lang/python/files/python-package.mk
index 0196beeb6..dc30494fe 100644
--- a/lang/python/files/python-package.mk
+++ b/lang/python/files/python-package.mk
@@ -32,10 +32,15 @@ define PyPackage
   $(call shexport,PyPackage/$(1)/filespec)
 
   define Package/$(1)/install
+	find $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR) -name "*\.pyc" -o -name "*\.pyo" | xargs rm -f
 	@$(SH_FUNC) getvar $$(call shvar,PyPackage/$(1)/filespec) | ( \
 		IFS='|'; \
 		while read fop fspec fperm; do \
 		  if [ "$$$$$$$$fop" = "+" ]; then \
+			if [ ! -e "$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)$$$$$$$$fspec" ]; then \
+			  echo "File not found '$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)$$$$$$$$fspec'"; \
+			  exit 1; \
+			fi; \
 			dpath=`dirname "$$$$$$$$fspec"`; \
 			if [ -n "$$$$$$$$fperm" ]; then \
 			  dperm="-m$$$$$$$$fperm"; \
diff --git a/lang/python/patches/120-do-not-add-include-dirs-when-cross-compiling.patch b/lang/python/patches/120-do-not-add-include-dirs-when-cross-compiling.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fb2fe8a77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lang/python/patches/120-do-not-add-include-dirs-when-cross-compiling.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
+index cbdeaf3..5154412 100644
+--- a/setup.py
++++ b/setup.py
+@@ -480,7 +480,8 @@ class PyBuildExt(build_ext):
+                         add_dir_to_list(dir_list, directory)
+ 
+         if os.path.normpath(sys.prefix) != '/usr' \
+-                and not sysconfig.get_config_var('PYTHONFRAMEWORK'):
++                and not sysconfig.get_config_var('PYTHONFRAMEWORK') \
++                and not cross_compiling:
+             # OSX note: Don't add LIBDIR and INCLUDEDIR to building a framework
+             # (PYTHONFRAMEWORK is set) to avoid # linking problems when
+             # building a framework with different architectures than
diff --git a/lang/python/patches/130-do-not-run-distutils-tests.patch b/lang/python/patches/130-do-not-run-distutils-tests.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4fdd2bb4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lang/python/patches/130-do-not-run-distutils-tests.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+diff --git a/Makefile.pre.in b/Makefile.pre.in
+index bcd83bf..c4dcc6d 100644
+--- a/Makefile.pre.in
++++ b/Makefile.pre.in
+@@ -1005,32 +1005,6 @@ libinstall:	build_all $(srcdir)/Lib/$(PLATDIR) $(srcdir)/Modules/xxmodule.c
+ 		done; \
+ 	done
+ 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/LICENSE $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/LICENSE.txt
+-	if test -d $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/distutils/tests; then \
+-		$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/Modules/xxmodule.c \
+-			$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/distutils/tests ; \
+-	fi
+-	PYTHONPATH=$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)  $(RUNSHARED) \
+-		$(PYTHON_FOR_BUILD) -Wi -tt $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/compileall.py \
+-		-d $(LIBDEST) -f \
+-		-x 'bad_coding|badsyntax|site-packages|lib2to3/tests/data' \
+-		$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)
+-	PYTHONPATH=$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST) $(RUNSHARED) \
+-		$(PYTHON_FOR_BUILD) -Wi -tt -O $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/compileall.py \
+-		-d $(LIBDEST) -f \
+-		-x 'bad_coding|badsyntax|site-packages|lib2to3/tests/data' \
+-		$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)
+-	-PYTHONPATH=$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)  $(RUNSHARED) \
+-		$(PYTHON_FOR_BUILD) -Wi -t $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/compileall.py \
+-		-d $(LIBDEST)/site-packages -f \
+-		-x badsyntax $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/site-packages
+-	-PYTHONPATH=$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST) $(RUNSHARED) \
+-		$(PYTHON_FOR_BUILD) -Wi -t -O $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/compileall.py \
+-		-d $(LIBDEST)/site-packages -f \
+-		-x badsyntax $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/site-packages
+-	-PYTHONPATH=$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST) $(RUNSHARED) \
+-		$(PYTHON_FOR_BUILD) -m lib2to3.pgen2.driver $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/lib2to3/Grammar.txt
+-	-PYTHONPATH=$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST) $(RUNSHARED) \
+-		$(PYTHON_FOR_BUILD) -m lib2to3.pgen2.driver $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/lib2to3/PatternGrammar.txt
+ 
+ # Create the PLATDIR source directory, if one wasn't distributed..
+ $(srcdir)/Lib/$(PLATDIR):