diff --git a/lang/python/python/Makefile b/lang/python/python/Makefile
index b75e22966..a52e4a122 100644
--- a/lang/python/python/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ include ../python-version.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=python
 PKG_VERSION:=$(PYTHON_VERSION).$(PYTHON_VERSION_MICRO)
-PKG_RELEASE:=9
+PKG_RELEASE:=10
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=Python-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://www.python.org/ftp/python/$(PKG_VERSION)
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/Python-$(PKG_VERSION)
 HOST_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR_HOST)/Python-$(PKG_VERSION)
 
 PKG_CONFIG_DEPENDS:= \
+	CONFIG_PACKAGE_python-pkg-resources \
 	CONFIG_PACKAGE_python-setuptools CONFIG_PACKAGE_python-pip \
 	CONFIG_PYTHON_BLUETOOTH_SUPPORT
 
@@ -169,6 +170,14 @@ define Build/Prepare
 endef
 
 ifdef CONFIG_PACKAGE_python-setuptools
+PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_BUILD:=1
+endif
+
+ifdef CONFIG_PACKAGE_python-pkg-resources
+PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_BUILD:=1
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_BUILD),1)
 define Build/Compile/python-setuptools
 	$(HOST_PYTHON_PIP) \
 		--disable-pip-version-check \
diff --git a/lang/python/python/files/python-package-pkg-resources.mk b/lang/python/python/files/python-package-pkg-resources.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f0e819b54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lang/python/python/files/python-package-pkg-resources.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2019 Alexandru Ardelean <ardeleanalex@gmail.com>
+#
+# This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
+# See /LICENSE for more information.
+#
+
+define Package/python-pkg-resources
+$(call Package/python/Default)
+  TITLE:=Python $(PYTHON_VERSION) pkg_resources module (part of etuptools)
+  VERSION:=$(PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_VERSION)-$(PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_PKG_RELEASE)
+  LICENSE:=MIT
+  LICENSE_FILES:=LICENSE
+#  CPE_ID:=cpe:/a:python:setuptools # not currently handled this way by uscan
+  DEPENDS:=+python
+endef
+
+define PyPackage/python-pkg-resources/install
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/site-packages
+	$(CP) \
+		$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/install-setuptools/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/site-packages/pkg_resources \
+		$(1)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/site-packages
+endef
+
+$(eval $(call PyBasePackage,python-pkg-resources, \
+	, \
+	DO_NOT_ADD_TO_PACKAGE_DEPENDS \
+))
diff --git a/lang/python/python/files/python-package-setuptools.mk b/lang/python/python/files/python-package-setuptools.mk
index 95951ecec..305a515b7 100644
--- a/lang/python/python/files/python-package-setuptools.mk
+++ b/lang/python/python/files/python-package-setuptools.mk
@@ -12,14 +12,13 @@ $(call Package/python/Default)
   LICENSE:=MIT
   LICENSE_FILES:=LICENSE
 #  CPE_ID:=cpe:/a:python:setuptools # not currently handled this way by uscan
-  DEPENDS:=+python
+  DEPENDS:=+python +python-pkg-resources
 endef
 
 define PyPackage/python-setuptools/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/bin $(1)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/site-packages
 	$(CP) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/install-setuptools/usr/bin/* $(1)/usr/bin
 	$(CP) \
-		$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/install-setuptools/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/site-packages/pkg_resources \
 		$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/install-setuptools/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/site-packages/setuptools \
 		$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/install-setuptools/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/site-packages/setuptools-$(PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_VERSION).dist-info \
 		$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/install-setuptools/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/site-packages/easy_install.py \
diff --git a/lang/python/python3/Makefile b/lang/python/python3/Makefile
index 79a71ccaf..d4bc11d51 100644
--- a/lang/python/python3/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python3/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ PYTHON_VERSION:=$(PYTHON3_VERSION)
 PYTHON_VERSION_MICRO:=$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MICRO)
 
 PKG_NAME:=python3
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 PKG_VERSION:=$(PYTHON_VERSION).$(PYTHON_VERSION_MICRO)
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=Python-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/Python-$(PKG_VERSION)
 HOST_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR_HOST)/Python-$(PKG_VERSION)
 
 PKG_CONFIG_DEPENDS:= \
+	CONFIG_PACKAGE_python3-pkg-resources \
 	CONFIG_PACKAGE_python3-setuptools CONFIG_PACKAGE_python3-pip \
 	CONFIG_PYTHON3_BLUETOOTH_SUPPORT
 
@@ -172,6 +173,14 @@ define Build/Prepare
 endef
 
 ifdef CONFIG_PACKAGE_python3-setuptools
+PYTHON3_SETUPTOOLS_BUILD:=1
+endif
+
+ifdef CONFIG_PACKAGE_python3-pkg-resources
+PYTHON3_SETUPTOOLS_BUILD:=1
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(PYTHON3_SETUPTOOLS_BUILD),1)
 define Build/Compile/python3-setuptools
 	$(HOST_PYTHON3_PIP) \
 		--disable-pip-version-check \
diff --git a/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-pkg-resources.mk b/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-pkg-resources.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..592fe2c8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-pkg-resources.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2019 Alexandru Ardelean <ardeleanalex@gmail.com>
+#
+# This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
+# See /LICENSE for more information.
+#
+
+define Package/python3-pkg-resources
+$(call Package/python3/Default)
+  TITLE:=Python $(PYTHON3_VERSION) pkg_resources module (part of setuptools)
+  VERSION:=$(PYTHON3_SETUPTOOLS_VERSION)-$(PYTHON3_SETUPTOOLS_PKG_RELEASE)
+  LICENSE:=MIT
+  LICENSE_FILES:=LICENSE
+#  CPE_ID:=cpe:/a:python:setuptools # not currently handled this way by uscan
+  DEPENDS:=+python3
+endef
+
+define Py3Package/python3-pkg-resources/install
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/site-packages
+	$(CP) \
+		$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/install-setuptools/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/site-packages/pkg_resources \
+		$(1)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/site-packages
+	find $(1)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/site-packages/ -path '*/__pycache__/*' -delete
+	find $(1)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/site-packages/ -type d -name __pycache__ -delete
+endef
+
+$(eval $(call Py3BasePackage,python3-pkg-resources, \
+	, \
+	DO_NOT_ADD_TO_PACKAGE_DEPENDS \
+))
diff --git a/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-setuptools.mk b/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-setuptools.mk
index b3ccce895..64a86b81d 100644
--- a/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-setuptools.mk
+++ b/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-setuptools.mk
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ $(call Package/python3/Default)
   LICENSE:=MIT
   LICENSE_FILES:=LICENSE
 #  CPE_ID:=cpe:/a:python:setuptools # not currently handled this way by uscan
-  DEPENDS:=+python3
+  DEPENDS:=+python3 +python3-pkg-resources
 endef
 
 define Py3Package/python3-setuptools/install
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ define Py3Package/python3-setuptools/install
 	$(CP) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/install-setuptools/usr/bin/easy_install-* $(1)/usr/bin
 	$(LN) easy_install-$(PYTHON3_VERSION) $(1)/usr/bin/easy_install-3
 	$(CP) \
-		$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/install-setuptools/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/site-packages/pkg_resources \
 		$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/install-setuptools/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/site-packages/setuptools \
 		$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/install-setuptools/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/site-packages/setuptools-$(PYTHON3_SETUPTOOLS_VERSION).dist-info \
 		$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/install-setuptools/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/site-packages/easy_install.py \