diff --git a/admin/nyx/Makefile b/admin/nyx/Makefile
index a572fb8931..5a7e26b41f 100644
--- a/admin/nyx/Makefile
+++ b/admin/nyx/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=nyx
 PKG_VERSION:=2.1.0
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PYPI_NAME:=nyx
 PKG_HASH:=88521488d1c9052e457b9e66498a4acfaaa3adf3adc5a199892632f129a5390b
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ define Package/nyx
   URL:=https://nyx.torproject.org/
   TITLE:=Terminal status monitor for Tor
   DEPENDS:=+python3 +python3-stem
-  VARIANT:=python3
 endef
 
 define Package/nyx/description
diff --git a/devel/asu/Makefile b/devel/asu/Makefile
index a6f0a8ef5c..54d55f245c 100644
--- a/devel/asu/Makefile
+++ b/devel/asu/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=asu
 PKG_VERSION:=0.2.3
-PKG_RELEASE=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-3.0
 
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ define Package/asu
              +gunicorn3 +python3-openssl +python3-pyodbc +python3-yaml \
              +libustream-mbedtls +ca-certificates +gnupg
     USERID:=asu:asu
-    VARIANT:=python3
 endef
 
 define Package/asu/description
diff --git a/devel/meson/Makefile b/devel/meson/Makefile
index b9af6f71c4..5762ad773d 100644
--- a/devel/meson/Makefile
+++ b/devel/meson/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=meson
 PKG_VERSION:=0.54.0
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PYPI_NAME:=meson
 PKG_HASH:=dde5726d778112acbd4a67bb3633ab2ee75d33d1e879a6283a7b4a44c3363c27
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ define Package/meson
   TITLE:=meson
   URL:=https://mesonbuild.com/
   DEPENDS:=+ninja +python3-pkg-resources
-  VARIANT:=python3
 endef
 
 define Package/meson/description
diff --git a/lang/python/gunicorn/Makefile b/lang/python/gunicorn/Makefile
index 75f3bef576..49df326d27 100644
--- a/lang/python/gunicorn/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/gunicorn/Makefile
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ define Package/gunicorn3/install
 		$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/gunicorn \
 		$(1)/usr/bin/gunicorn3
 	$(LN) gunicorn3 $(1)/usr/bin/gunicorn
-	$(call Py3Shebang,$(1)/usr/bin/*)
+	$(call Python3/FixShebang,$(1)/usr/bin/*)
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call Py3Package,python3-gunicorn))
diff --git a/lang/python/python-gnupg/Makefile b/lang/python/python-gnupg/Makefile
index 53f716547e..fd439b245e 100644
--- a/lang/python/python-gnupg/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python-gnupg/Makefile
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Python 3.3, Python 3.4, or PyPy.
 endef
 
 define Py3Build/Compile
-	$(call Build/Compile/Py3Mod,,\
+	$(call Python3/ModSetup,,\
 		install --prefix="/usr" --root="$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)" \
 	)
 endef
diff --git a/lang/python/python-lxml/Makefile b/lang/python/python-lxml/Makefile
index c2c7d3ad3e..05decd7044 100644
--- a/lang/python/python-lxml/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python-lxml/Makefile
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ endef
 TARGET_LDFLAGS += -lxml2 -lxslt -lexslt
 
 define Py3Build/Compile
-	$(call Build/Compile/Py3Mod,, \
+	$(call Python3/ModSetup,, \
 		install --prefix="/usr" --root="$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)" \
 		--static \
 		--single-version-externally-managed \
diff --git a/lang/python/python-package-install.sh b/lang/python/python-package-install.sh
index 337727af1f..fa42f6f4a8 100644
--- a/lang/python/python-package-install.sh
+++ b/lang/python/python-package-install.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 set -e
 
-[ -z "$SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH" ] || {
-	PYTHONHASHSEED="$SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH"
-	export PYTHONHASHSEED
-}
-
 process_filespec() {
 	local src_dir="$1"
 	local dst_dir="$2"
@@ -40,56 +35,11 @@ process_filespec() {
 	)
 }
 
-delete_empty_dirs() {
-	local dst_dir="$1"
-	if [ -d "$dst_dir/usr" ] ; then
-		find "$dst_dir/usr" -empty -type d -delete
-	fi
-}
-
-ver="$1"
-src_dir="$2"
-dst_dir="$3"
-python="$4"
-mode="$5"
-filespec="$6"
-
-find "$src_dir" -name "*.exe" -delete
+src_dir="$1"
+dst_dir="$2"
+filespec="$3"
 
 process_filespec "$src_dir" "$dst_dir" "$filespec" || {
 	echo "process filespec error-ed"
 	exit 1
 }
-
-if [ "$mode" == "sources" ] ; then
-	# Copy only python source files
-	find "$dst_dir" -not -type d -not -name "*.py" -delete
-
-	delete_empty_dirs "$dst_dir"
-	exit 0
-fi
-
-if [ "$ver" == "3" ] ; then
-	legacy="-b"
-fi
-# default max recursion is 10
-max_recursion_level=20
-
-# XXX [So that you won't goof as I did]
-# Note: Yes, I tried to use the -O & -OO flags here.
-#       However the generated byte-codes were not portable.
-#       So, we just stuck to un-optimized byte-codes,
-#       which is still way better/faster than running
-#       Python sources all the time.
-$python -m compileall -r "$max_recursion_level" $legacy -d '/' "$dst_dir" || {
-	echo "python -m compileall err-ed"
-	exit 1
-}
-
-# Delete source files and pyc [ un-optimized bytecode files ]
-# We may want to make this optimization thing configurable later, but not sure atm
-find "$dst_dir" -type f -name "*.py" -delete
-
-delete_empty_dirs "$dst_dir"
-
-exit 0
diff --git a/lang/python/python-six/Makefile b/lang/python/python-six/Makefile
index 3f0250d26c..70c90a91a6 100644
--- a/lang/python/python-six/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python-six/Makefile
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ documentation for more information on what is provided.
 endef
 
 define Host/Compile
-	$(call Build/Compile/HostPy3Mod,,install --prefix="" --root="$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)")
+	$(call HostPython3/ModSetup,,install --prefix="" --root="$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)")
 endef
 
 Host/Install:=
diff --git a/lang/python/python3-host.mk b/lang/python/python3-host.mk
index 403d0d2821..81b0025b17 100644
--- a/lang/python/python3-host.mk
+++ b/lang/python/python3-host.mk
@@ -5,12 +5,9 @@
 # See /LICENSE for more information.
 #
 
-# Note: include this after `include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk in your package Makefile
+# Note: include this file after `include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk in your package Makefile
 #       if `python3-package.mk` is included, this will already be included
 
-ifneq ($(__python3_host_mk_inc),1)
-__python3_host_mk_inc=1
-
 # For PYTHON3_VERSION
 python3_mk_path:=$(dir $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST)))
 include $(python3_mk_path)python3-version.mk
@@ -25,23 +22,7 @@ HOST_PYTHON3_BIN:=$(HOST_PYTHON3_DIR)/bin/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)
 
 HOST_PYTHON3PATH:=$(HOST_PYTHON3_LIB_DIR):$(HOST_PYTHON3_PKG_DIR)
 
-define HostPython3
-	if [ "$(strip $(3))" == "HOST" ]; then \
-		export PYTHONPATH="$(HOST_PYTHON3PATH)"; \
-		export PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=0; \
-	else \
-		export PYTHONPATH="$(PYTHON3PATH)"; \
-		export PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1; \
-		export _python_sysroot="$(STAGING_DIR)"; \
-		export _python_prefix="/usr"; \
-		export _python_exec_prefix="/usr"; \
-	fi; \
-	export PYTHONOPTIMIZE=""; \
-	$(1) \
-	$(HOST_PYTHON3_BIN) $(2);
-endef
-
-define host_python3_settings
+HOST_PYTHON3_VARS = \
 	ARCH="$(HOST_ARCH)" \
 	CC="$(HOSTCC)" \
 	CCSHARED="$(HOSTCC) $(HOST_FPIC)" \
@@ -51,30 +32,27 @@ define host_python3_settings
 	CFLAGS="$(HOST_CFLAGS)" \
 	CPPFLAGS="$(HOST_CPPFLAGS) -I$(HOST_PYTHON3_INC_DIR)" \
 	LDFLAGS="$(HOST_LDFLAGS) -lpython$(PYTHON3_VERSION) -Wl$(comma)-rpath=$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/lib" \
-	_PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM=linux2
-endef
+	_PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM=linux2 \
+	PYTHONPATH="$(HOST_PYTHON3PATH)" \
+	PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=0 \
+	PYTHONOPTIMIZE=""
 
-# $(1) => commands to execute before running pythons script
+# $(1) => directory of python script
 # $(2) => python script and its arguments
 # $(3) => additional variables
-define Build/Compile/HostPy3RunHost
-	$(call HostPython3, \
-		$(if $(1),$(1);) \
-		$(call host_python3_settings) \
-		$(3) \
-		, \
-		$(2) \
-		, \
-		HOST \
-	)
+define HostPython3/Run
+	cd "$(if $(strip $(1)),$(strip $(1)),.)" && \
+	$(HOST_PYTHON3_VARS) \
+	$(3) \
+	$(HOST_PYTHON3_BIN) $(2)
 endef
 
 # Note: I shamelessly copied this from Yousong's logic (from python-packages);
 HOST_PYTHON3_PIP:=$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/bin/pip$(PYTHON3_VERSION)
 
 # $(1) => packages to install
-define Build/Compile/HostPy3PipInstall
-	$(call host_python3_settings) \
+define HostPython3/PipInstall
+	$(HOST_PYTHON3_VARS) \
 	$(HOST_PYTHON3_PIP) \
 		--disable-pip-version-check \
 		--cache-dir "$(DL_DIR)/pip-cache" \
@@ -85,11 +63,9 @@ endef
 # $(1) => build subdir
 # $(2) => additional arguments to setup.py
 # $(3) => additional variables
-define Build/Compile/HostPy3Mod
-	$(call Build/Compile/HostPy3RunHost, \
-		cd $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/$(strip $(1)), \
-		./setup.py $(2), \
+define HostPython3/ModSetup
+	$(call HostPython3/Run, \
+		$(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/$(strip $(1)), \
+		setup.py $(2), \
 		$(3))
 endef
-
-endif # __python3_host_mk_inc
diff --git a/lang/python/python3-package.mk b/lang/python/python3-package.mk
index 97589b563e..b16773263f 100644
--- a/lang/python/python3-package.mk
+++ b/lang/python/python3-package.mk
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
 # See /LICENSE for more information.
 #
 
-# Note: include this after `include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk in your package Makefile
+# Note: include this file after `include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk in your package Makefile
+
 python3_mk_path:=$(dir $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST)))
 include $(python3_mk_path)python3-host.mk
 
 PYTHON3_DIR:=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr
-PYTHON3_BIN_DIR:=$(PYTHON3_DIR)/bin
 PYTHON3_INC_DIR:=$(PYTHON3_DIR)/include/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)
 PYTHON3_LIB_DIR:=$(PYTHON3_DIR)/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)
 
@@ -27,19 +27,106 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
 	_python_prefix="/usr" \
 	_python_exec_prefix="/usr"
 
-PKG_USE_MIPS16:=0
-# This is required in addition to PKG_USE_MIPS16:=0 because otherwise MIPS16
-# flags are inherited from the Python base package (via sysconfig module)
-ifdef CONFIG_USE_MIPS16
-  TARGET_CFLAGS += -mno-mips16 -mno-interlink-mips16
-endif
+PYTHON3_VARS = \
+	CC="$(TARGET_CC)" \
+	CCSHARED="$(TARGET_CC) $(FPIC)" \
+	CXX="$(TARGET_CXX)" \
+	LD="$(TARGET_CC)" \
+	LDSHARED="$(TARGET_CC) -shared" \
+	CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
+	CPPFLAGS="$(TARGET_CPPFLAGS) -I$(PYTHON3_INC_DIR)" \
+	LDFLAGS="$(TARGET_LDFLAGS) -lpython$(PYTHON3_VERSION)" \
+	_PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM=linux2 \
+	__PYVENV_LAUNCHER__="/usr/bin/$(PYTHON3)" \
+	PYTHONPATH="$(PYTHON3PATH)" \
+	PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 \
+	PYTHONOPTIMIZE="" \
+	_python_sysroot="$(STAGING_DIR)" \
+	_python_prefix="/usr" \
+	_python_exec_prefix="/usr"
 
-define Py3Shebang
-$(SED) "1"'!'"b;s,^#"'!'".*python.*,#"'!'"/usr/bin/python3," -i --follow-symlinks $(1)
+# $(1) => directory of python script
+# $(2) => python script and its arguments
+# $(3) => additional variables
+define Python3/Run
+	cd "$(if $(strip $(1)),$(strip $(1)),.)" && \
+	$(PYTHON3_VARS) \
+	$(3) \
+	$(HOST_PYTHON3_BIN) $(2)
+endef
+
+# $(1) => build subdir
+# $(2) => additional arguments to setup.py
+# $(3) => additional variables
+define Python3/ModSetup
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/$(PYTHON3_PKG_DIR)
+	$(call Python3/Run, \
+		$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/$(strip $(1)), \
+		setup.py $(2), \
+		$(3))
+endef
+
+define Python3/FixShebang
+	$(SED) "1"'!'"b;s,^#"'!'".*python.*,#"'!'"/usr/bin/python3," -i --follow-symlinks $(1)
+endef
+
+# default max recursion is 10
+PYTHON3_COMPILEALL_MAX_RECURSION_LEVEL:=20
+
+# $(1) => directory of python source files to compile
+#
+# XXX [So that you won't goof as I did]
+# Note: Yes, I tried to use the -O & -OO flags here.
+#       However the generated byte-codes were not portable.
+#       So, we just stuck to un-optimized byte-codes,
+#       which is still way better/faster than running
+#       Python sources all the time.
+#
+# Setting a fixed hash seed value is less secure than using
+# random seed values, but is necessary for reproducible builds
+# (for now).
+#
+# Should revisit this when https://bugs.python.org/issue37596
+# (and other related reproducibility issues) are fixed.
+define Python3/CompileAll
+	$(call Python3/Run,, \
+		-m compileall -r "$(PYTHON3_COMPILEALL_MAX_RECURSION_LEVEL)" -b -d '/' $(1),
+		$(if $(SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH),PYTHONHASHSEED="$(SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH)")
+	)
+endef
+
+# $(1) => target directory
+define Python3/DeleteSourceFiles
+	$(FIND) $(1) -type f -name '*.py' -delete
+endef
+
+# $(1) => target directory
+define Python3/DeleteNonSourceFiles
+	$(FIND) $(1) -not -type d -not -name '*.py' -delete
+endef
+
+# $(1) => target directory
+define Python3/DeleteEmptyDirs
+	$(FIND) $(1) -mindepth 1 -empty -type d -not -path '$(1)/CONTROL' -not -path '$(1)/CONTROL/*' -delete
+endef
+
+
+# Py3Package
+
+define Py3Package/filespec/Default
++|$(PYTHON3_PKG_DIR)
+endef
+
+# $(1) => package name
+# $(2) => src directory
+# $(3) => dest directory
+define Py3Package/ProcessFilespec
+	$(eval $(call shexport,Py3Package/$(1)/filespec))
+	$(SHELL) $(python3_mk_path)python-package-install.sh \
+		"$(2)" "$(3)" "$$$$$(call shvar,Py3Package/$(1)/filespec)"
 endef
 
 define Py3Package
-
   define Package/$(1)-src
     $(call Package/$(1))
     DEPENDS:=
@@ -52,8 +139,9 @@ define Py3Package
   endef
 
   define Package/$(1)-src/description
-    $(call Package/$(1)/description).
-    (Contains the Python3 sources for this package).
+    $$(call Package/$(1)/description)
+
+    This package contains the Python source files for $(1).
   endef
 
   define Package/$(1)-src/config
@@ -61,73 +149,43 @@ define Py3Package
   endef
 
   # Add default PyPackage filespec none defined
-  ifndef Py3Package/$(1)/filespec
-    define Py3Package/$(1)/filespec
-      +|$(PYTHON3_PKG_DIR)
-    endef
+  ifeq ($(origin Py3Package/$(1)/filespec),undefined)
+    Py3Package/$(1)/filespec=$$(Py3Package/filespec/Default)
   endif
 
   ifndef Py3Package/$(1)/install
     define Py3Package/$(1)/install
-		if [ -d $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin ]; then \
-			$(INSTALL_DIR) $$(1)/usr/bin ; \
-			$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/* $$(1)/usr/bin/ ; \
-		fi
+	if [ -d $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin ]; then \
+		$(INSTALL_DIR) $$(1)/usr/bin ; \
+		$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/* $$(1)/usr/bin/ ; \
+	fi
     endef
   endif
 
   ifndef Package/$(1)/install
-  $(call shexport,Py3Package/$(1)/filespec)
-
-  define Package/$(1)/install
+    define Package/$(1)/install
 	$$(call Py3Package/$(1)/install,$$(1))
-	$(SHELL) $(python3_mk_path)python-package-install.sh "3" \
-		"$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)" "$$(1)" \
-		"$(HOST_PYTHON3_BIN)" "$$(2)" \
-		"$$$$$$$$$$(call shvar,Py3Package/$(1)/filespec)" && \
- 	if [ -d "$$(1)/usr/bin" ]; then \
-		$(call Py3Shebang,$$(1)/usr/bin/*) ; \
+	$$(call Py3Package/ProcessFilespec,$(1),$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR),$$(1))
+	$(FIND) $$(1) -name '*.exe' -delete
+	$$(call Python3/CompileAll,$$(1))
+	$$(call Python3/DeleteSourceFiles,$$(1))
+	$$(call Python3/DeleteEmptyDirs,$$(1))
+	if [ -d "$$(1)/usr/bin" ]; then \
+		$$(call Python3/FixShebang,$$(1)/usr/bin/*) ; \
 	fi
- endef
+    endef
 
-  define Package/$(1)-src/install
-	$$(call Package/$(1)/install,$$(1),sources)
-  endef
+    define Package/$(1)-src/install
+	$$(call Py3Package/$(1)/install,$$(1))
+	$$(call Py3Package/ProcessFilespec,$(1),$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR),$$(1))
+	$$(call Python3/DeleteNonSourceFiles,$$(1))
+	$$(call Python3/DeleteEmptyDirs,$$(1))
+    endef
   endif # Package/$(1)/install
 endef
 
-# $(1) => commands to execute before running pythons script
-# $(2) => python script and its arguments
-# $(3) => additional variables
-define Build/Compile/HostPy3RunTarget
-	$(call HostPython3, \
-		$(if $(1),$(1);) \
-		CC="$(TARGET_CC)" \
-		CCSHARED="$(TARGET_CC) $(FPIC)" \
-		CXX="$(TARGET_CXX)" \
-		LD="$(TARGET_CC)" \
-		LDSHARED="$(TARGET_CC) -shared" \
-		CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
-		CPPFLAGS="$(TARGET_CPPFLAGS) -I$(PYTHON3_INC_DIR)" \
-		LDFLAGS="$(TARGET_LDFLAGS) -lpython$(PYTHON3_VERSION)" \
-		_PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM=linux2 \
-		__PYVENV_LAUNCHER__="/usr/bin/$(PYTHON3)" \
-		$(3) \
-		, \
-		$(2) \
-	)
-endef
 
-# $(1) => build subdir
-# $(2) => additional arguments to setup.py
-# $(3) => additional variables
-define Build/Compile/Py3Mod
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/$(PYTHON3_PKG_DIR)
-	$(call Build/Compile/HostPy3RunTarget, \
-		cd $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/$(strip $(1)), \
-		./setup.py $(2), \
-		$(3))
-endef
+# Py3Build
 
 PYTHON3_PKG_SETUP_DIR ?=
 PYTHON3_PKG_SETUP_GLOBAL_ARGS ?=
@@ -136,9 +194,9 @@ PYTHON3_PKG_SETUP_VARS ?=
 
 define Py3Build/Compile/Default
 	$(if $(HOST_PYTHON3_PACKAGE_BUILD_DEPENDS),
-		$(call Build/Compile/HostPy3PipInstall,$(HOST_PYTHON3_PACKAGE_BUILD_DEPENDS))
+		$(call HostPython3/PipInstall,$(HOST_PYTHON3_PACKAGE_BUILD_DEPENDS))
 	)
-	$(call Build/Compile/Py3Mod, \
+	$(call Python3/ModSetup, \
 		$(PYTHON3_PKG_SETUP_DIR), \
 		$(PYTHON3_PKG_SETUP_GLOBAL_ARGS) \
 		install --prefix="/usr" --root="$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)" \
@@ -149,8 +207,8 @@ endef
 
 Py3Build/Compile=$(Py3Build/Compile/Default)
 
-ifeq ($(BUILD_VARIANT),python3)
-define Build/Compile
-	$(call Py3Build/Compile)
-endef
-endif # python3
+PYTHON3_PKG_BUILD ?= 1
+
+ifeq ($(strip $(PYTHON3_PKG_BUILD)),1)
+  Build/Compile=$(Py3Build/Compile)
+endif
diff --git a/lang/python/python3-packages/Makefile b/lang/python/python3-packages/Makefile
index e3c8f6225b..b1b37dac04 100644
--- a/lang/python/python3-packages/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python3-packages/Makefile
@@ -101,13 +101,13 @@ HOST_PYTHON3_PIP_INSTALL_CLEANUP:=$(call HOST_PYTHON3_PIP_INSTALL,$(PKG_INSTALL_
 
 define Build/Compile
 	$(foreach pkg,$(CONFIG_PACKAGE_python3-packages-list-host),
-		$(call Build/Compile/HostPy3RunHost,,$(HOST_PYTHON3_PIP_INSTALL_HOST) $(pkg))
+		$(call HostPython3/Run,,$(HOST_PYTHON3_PIP_INSTALL_HOST) $(pkg))
 	)
 	$(foreach pkg,$(CONFIG_PACKAGE_python3-packages-list),
-		$(call Build/Compile/HostPy3RunTarget,,$(call HOST_PYTHON3_PIP_INSTALL_TARGET,$(pkg)) $(pkg),$(CONFIG_PACKAGE_python3-packages-envs))
+		$(call Python3/Run,,$(call HOST_PYTHON3_PIP_INSTALL_TARGET,$(pkg)) $(pkg),$(CONFIG_PACKAGE_python3-packages-envs))
 	)
 	$(foreach pkg,$(CONFIG_PACKAGE_python3-packages-list-cleanup),
-		$(call Build/Compile/HostPy3RunTarget,,$(HOST_PYTHON3_PIP_INSTALL_CLEANUP) $(pkg),$(CONFIG_PACKAGE_python3-packages-envs))
+		$(call Python3/Run,,$(HOST_PYTHON3_PIP_INSTALL_CLEANUP) $(pkg),$(CONFIG_PACKAGE_python3-packages-envs))
 	)
 endef
 
diff --git a/lang/python/python3/Makefile b/lang/python/python3/Makefile
index 989cf029d6..627a1d3a68 100644
--- a/lang/python/python3/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python3/Makefile
@@ -7,15 +7,12 @@
 
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
-# The file included below defines PYTHON_VERSION
+# The file included below defines PYTHON3_VERSION
 include ../python3-version.mk
 
-PYTHON_VERSION:=$(PYTHON3_VERSION)
-PYTHON_VERSION_MICRO:=$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MICRO)
-
 PKG_NAME:=python3
 PKG_RELEASE:=2
-PKG_VERSION:=$(PYTHON_VERSION).$(PYTHON_VERSION_MICRO)
+PKG_VERSION:=$(PYTHON3_VERSION).$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MICRO)
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=Python-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://www.python.org/ftp/python/$(PKG_VERSION)
@@ -30,6 +27,7 @@ PKG_CPE_ID:=cpe:/a:python:python
 include ../python3-host.mk
 
 # For Py3Package
+PYTHON3_PKG_BUILD:=0
 include ../python3-package.mk
 
 PKG_FIXUP:=autoreconf
@@ -55,7 +53,7 @@ define Package/python3/Default
   SUBMENU:=Python
   SECTION:=lang
   CATEGORY:=Languages
-  TITLE:=Python $(PYTHON_VERSION) programming language
+  TITLE:=Python $(PYTHON3_VERSION) programming language
   URL:=https://www.python.org/
 endef
 
@@ -70,7 +68,7 @@ endef
 
 define Package/python3-base
 $(call Package/python3/Default)
-  TITLE:=Python $(PYTHON_VERSION) interpreter
+  TITLE:=Python $(PYTHON3_VERSION) interpreter
   DEPENDS:=+libpthread +zlib
 endef
 
@@ -81,7 +79,7 @@ endef
 
 define Package/python3-light
 $(call Package/python3/Default)
-  TITLE:=Python $(PYTHON_VERSION) light installation
+  TITLE:=Python $(PYTHON3_VERSION) light installation
   DEPENDS:=+python3-base +libffi +libbz2 +PYTHON3_BLUETOOTH_SUPPORT:bluez-libs +libuuid
 endef
 
@@ -108,8 +106,8 @@ define Py3BasePackage
   define Py3Package/$(1)/filespec
     ifneq ($(2),)
       $(subst $(space),$(newline),$(foreach lib_file,$(2),+|$(lib_file)))
-      -|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/*/test
-      -|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/*/tests
+      -|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/*/test
+      -|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/*/tests
     endif
   endef
   Py3Package/$(1)/install?=:
@@ -144,7 +142,7 @@ endif
 PYTHON_FOR_BUILD:= \
 	_PYTHON_PROJECT_BASE=$(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
 	_PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM=linux2 \
-	PYTHONPATH="$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/Lib:$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/build/lib.linux2-$(PYTHON_VERSION)" \
+	PYTHONPATH="$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/Lib:$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/build/lib.linux2-$(PYTHON3_VERSION)" \
 	_PYTHON_SYSCONFIGDATA_NAME=_sysconfigdata \
 	$(HOST_PYTHON3_BIN)
 
@@ -218,72 +216,72 @@ define Build/InstallDev
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/include $(1)/usr/lib $(1)/usr/lib/pkgconfig
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(2)/bin
 	$(CP) \
-		$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/include/python$(PYTHON_VERSION) \
+		$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/include/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION) \
 		$(1)/usr/include/
 	$(CP) \
-		$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION) \
-		$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libpython$(PYTHON_VERSION).so* \
+		$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION) \
+		$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libpython$(PYTHON3_VERSION).so* \
 		$(1)/usr/lib/
 	$(CP) \
 		$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/pkgconfig/python*.pc \
 		$(1)/usr/lib/pkgconfig
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) \
-		$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)-config \
+		$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)-config \
 		$(2)/bin/
 	$(SED) \
 		's|^prefix_real=.*$$$$|prefix_real="$(PYTHON3_DIR)"|' \
-		$(2)/bin/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)-config
+		$(2)/bin/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)-config
 endef
 
 PYTHON3_BASE_LIB_FILES:= \
-	/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/encodings \
-	/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/_collections_abc.py \
-	/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/_sitebuiltins.py \
-	/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/_sysconfigdata.py \
-	/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/_weakrefset.py \
-	/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/abc.py \
-	/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/codecs.py \
-	/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/genericpath.py \
-	/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/io.py \
-	/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/os.py \
-	/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/posixpath.py \
-	/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/site.py \
-	/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/sysconfig.py \
-	/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/stat.py
+	/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/encodings \
+	/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/_collections_abc.py \
+	/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/_sitebuiltins.py \
+	/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/_sysconfigdata.py \
+	/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/_weakrefset.py \
+	/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/abc.py \
+	/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/codecs.py \
+	/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/genericpath.py \
+	/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/io.py \
+	/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/os.py \
+	/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/posixpath.py \
+	/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/site.py \
+	/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/sysconfig.py \
+	/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/stat.py
 
 PYTHON3_LIB_FILES_DEL+=$(PYTHON3_BASE_LIB_FILES)
 
 define Py3Package/python3-base/filespec
-+|/usr/bin/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)
++|/usr/bin/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)
 $(subst $(space),$(newline),$(foreach lib_file,$(PYTHON3_BASE_LIB_FILES),+|$(lib_file)))
 endef
 
 define Py3Package/python3-light/filespec
-+|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)
--|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/distutils/cygwinccompiler.py
--|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/distutils/command/wininst*
--|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/ensurepip
--|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/idlelib
--|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/tkinter
--|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/turtledemo
--|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/lib-dynload/_test*.so
--|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/lib-dynload/readline*.so
--|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/pdb.doc
--|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/test
--|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/webbrowser.py
--|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/*/test
--|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/*/tests
--|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/_osx_support.py
++|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)
+-|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/distutils/cygwinccompiler.py
+-|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/distutils/command/wininst*
+-|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/ensurepip
+-|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/idlelib
+-|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/tkinter
+-|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/turtledemo
+-|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/lib-dynload/_test*.so
+-|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/lib-dynload/readline*.so
+-|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/pdb.doc
+-|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/test
+-|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/webbrowser.py
+-|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/*/test
+-|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/*/tests
+-|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/_osx_support.py
 $(subst $(space),$(newline),$(foreach lib_file,$(PYTHON3_LIB_FILES_DEL),-|$(lib_file)))
 endef
 
 define Py3Package/python3-base/install
 	# Adding the lib-dynload folder (even just empty) suppresses 2 warnings when starting Python
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/lib-dynload/
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/lib-dynload/
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/bin
-	$(LN) python$(PYTHON_VERSION) $(1)/usr/bin/python3
-	$(LN) python$(PYTHON_VERSION) $(1)/usr/bin/python
-	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libpython$(PYTHON_VERSION).so* $(1)/usr/lib/
+	$(LN) python$(PYTHON3_VERSION) $(1)/usr/bin/python3
+	$(LN) python$(PYTHON3_VERSION) $(1)/usr/bin/python
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libpython$(PYTHON3_VERSION).so* $(1)/usr/lib/
 endef
 
 Py3Package/python3-light/install:=:
diff --git a/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-dev.mk b/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-dev.mk
index 642bb0b5ff..12ceceab76 100644
--- a/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-dev.mk
+++ b/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-dev.mk
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ define Py3Package/python3-dev/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/bin $(1)/usr/lib
 	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)-config $(1)/usr/bin
 	$(LN) python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)-config $(1)/usr/bin/python3-config
-	$(LN) python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/config-$(PYTHON_VERSION)/libpython$(PYTHON3_VERSION).a $(1)/usr/lib/
+	$(LN) python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/config-$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/libpython$(PYTHON3_VERSION).a $(1)/usr/lib/
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call Py3BasePackage,python3-dev, \
-    /usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/config-$(PYTHON_VERSION) \
-    /usr/include/python$(PYTHON_VERSION) \
+    /usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/config-$(PYTHON3_VERSION) \
+    /usr/include/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION) \
     /usr/lib/pkgconfig \
 	, \
 	DO_NOT_ADD_TO_PACKAGE_DEPENDS \
diff --git a/libs/libgpiod/Makefile b/libs/libgpiod/Makefile
index 86604b2de2..11bf13ae86 100644
--- a/libs/libgpiod/Makefile
+++ b/libs/libgpiod/Makefile
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ PKG_MAINTAINER:=Michael Heimpold <mhei@heimpold.de>
 
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
+PYTHON3_PKG_BUILD:=0
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 include ../../lang/python/python3-package.mk
diff --git a/libs/libsearpc/Makefile b/libs/libsearpc/Makefile
index 2183b8a471..e084e4eb17 100644
--- a/libs/libsearpc/Makefile
+++ b/libs/libsearpc/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=libsearpc
 PKG_VERSION:=3.2.0
-PKG_RELEASE:=3
+PKG_RELEASE:=4
 
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://github.com/haiwen/libsearpc.git
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ PKG_FIXUP:=autoreconf
 PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_SOURCE_SUBDIR)
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
+PYTHON3_PKG_BUILD:=0
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/nls.mk
@@ -50,19 +51,21 @@ define Package/python3-searpc
   SUBMENU:=Python
   TITLE:=Python bindings for Searpc
   DEPENDS:=+libsearpc +python3-light +python3-logging
-  VARIANT:=python3
 endef
 
 define Package/python3-searpc/description
 $(call Package/libsearpc/description)
 
-  This package contains the Python bindings for Searpc.
+  This package contains Python bindings for Searpc.
 endef
 
 CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
 	--disable-compile-demo \
 	--disable-server-pkg
 
+CONFIGURE_VARS += \
+	PYTHON="$(HOST_PYTHON3_BIN)"
+
 define Build/InstallDev
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/{bin,include}
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib/pkgconfig
@@ -77,13 +80,6 @@ define Package/libsearpc/install
 	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libsearpc.so* $(1)/usr/lib/
 endef
 
-define Py3Build/Compile
-	rm -rf $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)$(PYTHON3_PKG_DIR)/pysearpc
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)$(PYTHON3_PKG_DIR)/pysearpc
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/pysearpc/*.py $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)$(PYTHON3_PKG_DIR)/pysearpc/
-	rm -f $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)$(PYTHON3_PKG_DIR)/pysearpc/{pygencode,test_pysearpc}.py
-endef
-
 Py3Package/python3-searpc/install:=:
 
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,libsearpc))
diff --git a/libs/libsearpc/patches/001-no-python-compile.patch b/libs/libsearpc/patches/001-no-python-compile.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fc9120b0ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/libsearpc/patches/001-no-python-compile.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+--- a/pysearpc/Makefile.am
++++ b/pysearpc/Makefile.am
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+ 
+ pysearpcdir=${pyexecdir}/pysearpc
+ 
+-pysearpc_PYTHON = __init__.py client.py common.py errors.py named_pipe.py server.py transport.py utils.py
++pysearpc_DATA = __init__.py client.py common.py errors.py named_pipe.py server.py transport.py utils.py
diff --git a/libs/newt/Makefile b/libs/newt/Makefile
index 10abe55f4b..dd4ddcb2c5 100644
--- a/libs/newt/Makefile
+++ b/libs/newt/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=newt
 PKG_VERSION:=0.52.21
-PKG_RELEASE:=3
+PKG_RELEASE:=4
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://releases.pagure.org/newt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ PKG_CPE_ID:=cpe:/a:fedorahosted:newt
 
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
+PYTHON3_PKG_BUILD:=0
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/nls.mk
@@ -73,7 +74,6 @@ $(call Package/newt/Default)
   SUBMENU:=Python
   TITLE+= module for Python
   DEPENDS:=+libnewt +python3-light
-  VARIANT:=python3
 endef
 
 define Package/python3-newt/description
@@ -93,8 +93,6 @@ CONFIGURE_VARS += $(if $(CONFIG_BUILD_NLS),ac_cv_lib_c_gettext=no)
 
 MAKE_VARS+= PYTHON_CONFIG_PATH="$(STAGING_DIR)/host/bin"
 
-Build/Compile=$(call Build/Compile/Default,)
-
 define Build/InstallDev
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/include
 	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/include/newt.h $(1)/usr/include/
diff --git a/multimedia/youtube-dl/Makefile b/multimedia/youtube-dl/Makefile
index 2d025ff6c3..7e3a2f1fe5 100644
--- a/multimedia/youtube-dl/Makefile
+++ b/multimedia/youtube-dl/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=youtube-dl
 PKG_VERSION:=2020.3.24
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PYPI_NAME:=youtube_dl
 PKG_HASH:=4b03efe439f7cae26eba909821d1df00a9a4eb82741cb2e8b78fe29702bd4633
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ define Package/youtube-dl
     +python3-codecs \
     +python3-ctypes \
     +python3-setuptools
-  VARIANT:=python3
 endef
 
 define Package/youtube-dl/description
diff --git a/net/freeradius3/Makefile b/net/freeradius3/Makefile
index ef32b33ccd..a7085a94cb 100644
--- a/net/freeradius3/Makefile
+++ b/net/freeradius3/Makefile
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ PKG_CPE_ID:=cpe:/a:freeradius:freeradius
 
 PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/freeradius-server-$(PKG_VERSION)
 PKG_FIXUP:=autoreconf
+PYTHON3_PKG_BUILD:=0
 
 PKG_CONFIG_DEPENDS := \
   FREERADIUS3_OPENSSL \
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ PKG_CONFIG_DEPENDS := \
 CFLAGS += $(FPIC)
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
-include $(TOPDIR)/feeds/packages/lang/python/python3-package.mk
+include ../../lang/python/python3-package.mk
 
 define Package/freeradius3/config
   source "$(SOURCE)/Config.in"
@@ -766,7 +767,6 @@ $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,freeradius3-mod-mschap,rlm_mschap,))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,freeradius3-mod-pap,rlm_pap,))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,freeradius3-mod-passwd,rlm_passwd,))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,freeradius3-mod-preprocess,rlm_preprocess,))
-$(eval $(call Py3Package,freeradius3-mod-python3))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,freeradius3-mod-python3,rlm_python3,))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,freeradius3-mod-radutmp,rlm_radutmp,))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,freeradius3-mod-realm,rlm_realm,))
diff --git a/net/nmap/Makefile b/net/nmap/Makefile
index 46c0479816..648ade267e 100644
--- a/net/nmap/Makefile
+++ b/net/nmap/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=nmap
 PKG_VERSION:=7.80
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Nuno Goncalves <nunojpg@gmail.com>
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.bz2
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ PKG_CPE_ID:=cpe:/a:nmap:nmap
 
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
+PYTHON3_PKG_BUILD:=0
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 include ../../lang/python/python3-package.mk
@@ -100,7 +101,6 @@ endef
 define Package/ndiff
 $(call Package/nmap/default)
   DEPENDS:=+python3-light +python3-xml
-  VARIANT:=python3
   TITLE:=Utility to compare the results of Nmap scans
 endef
 
@@ -148,10 +148,10 @@ CONFIGURE_VARS += \
 PYTHON3_PKG_SETUP_DIR:=ndiff
 PYTHON3_PKG_SETUP_ARGS:=
 
-ifeq ($(BUILD_VARIANT),python3)
-  Build/Configure:=:
-  Build/Install:=:
-endif
+define Build/Compile
+	$(call Build/Compile/Default,)
+	$(call Py3Build/Compile)
+endef
 
 define Package/nmap/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/bin
diff --git a/net/openvswitch/Makefile b/net/openvswitch/Makefile
index 09ff2b4a79..76ba560e2a 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/Makefile
+++ b/net/openvswitch/Makefile
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ PKG_USE_MIPS16:=0
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 PKG_FIXUP:=autoreconf
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
+PYTHON3_PKG_BUILD:=0
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Yousong Zhou <yszhou4tech@gmail.com>
 
diff --git a/net/radicale/Makefile b/net/radicale/Makefile
index ac73d67620..5422fa7c63 100644
--- a/net/radicale/Makefile
+++ b/net/radicale/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=radicale
 PKG_VERSION:=1.1.6
-PKG_RELEASE:=3
+PKG_RELEASE:=4
 
 PYPI_NAME:=Radicale
 PKG_HASH:=c007198ea45ef797344672c681d4c13f8b4aa85c15c41a1156225767a405c92b
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ define Package/radicale
       +python3-xml
   USERID:=radicale=5232:radicale=5232
   PROVIDES:=radicale-py2 radicale-py3
-  VARIANT:=python3
 endef
 
 define Package/radicale/description
diff --git a/net/radicale2/Makefile b/net/radicale2/Makefile
index 02700a6b5e..455053784e 100644
--- a/net/radicale2/Makefile
+++ b/net/radicale2/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=radicale2
 PKG_VERSION:=2.1.11
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-3.0
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=COPYING
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ $(call Package/radicale2/Default)
   USERID:=radicale2=225:radicale2=225
   DEPENDS:=+python3 +python3-dateutil +python3-vobject +python3-setuptools
   CONFLICTS:=radicale
-  VARIANT:=python3
 endef
 
 define Package/radicale2-examples
diff --git a/net/samba4/Makefile b/net/samba4/Makefile
index 078c286af7..5fcf174360 100644
--- a/net/samba4/Makefile
+++ b/net/samba4/Makefile
@@ -33,13 +33,14 @@ PKG_CONFIG_DEPENDS:= \
 	CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-fs-btrfs \
 	CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-fs-xfs
 
+PYTHON3_PKG_BUILD:=0
+
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/kernel.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/version.mk
-include $(TOPDIR)/feeds/packages/lang/python/python3-host.mk
-#include $(TOPDIR)/feeds/packages/lang/python/python-package.mk
-include $(TOPDIR)/feeds/packages/lang/python/python3-package.mk
+include ../../lang/python/python3-host.mk
+include ../../lang/python/python3-package.mk
 
 define Package/samba4/Default
   SECTION:=net
diff --git a/net/scapy/Makefile b/net/scapy/Makefile
index 19c06031e2..4a3b395d3f 100644
--- a/net/scapy/Makefile
+++ b/net/scapy/Makefile
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ define Package/scapy/description
 endef
 
 define Build/Compile
-	$(call Build/Compile/Py3Mod,., \
+	$(call Python3/ModSetup,., \
 		install --prefix="/usr" --root="$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)", \
 	)
 endef
diff --git a/net/seafile-ccnet/Makefile b/net/seafile-ccnet/Makefile
index 0d76f01abf..a22883d3db 100644
--- a/net/seafile-ccnet/Makefile
+++ b/net/seafile-ccnet/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=seafile-ccnet
 PKG_VERSION:=7.1.3
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://codeload.github.com/haiwen/ccnet-server/tar.gz/v$(PKG_VERSION)-server?
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=vala/host
 PKG_FIXUP:=autoreconf
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
+PYTHON3_PKG_BUILD:=0
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/nls.mk
@@ -58,7 +59,6 @@ define Package/python3-seafile-ccnet
   SUBMENU:=Python
   TITLE:=Python bindings for Seafile Ccnet
   DEPENDS:=+seafile-ccnet +python3-light +python3-searpc
-  VARIANT:=python3
 endef
 
 define Package/python3-seafile-ccnet/description
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
 	--enable-python \
 	--with-mysql="$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/mysql_config"
 
+CONFIGURE_VARS += \
+	PYTHON="$(HOST_PYTHON3_BIN)"
+
 define Package/seafile-ccnet/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/{lib,libexec}
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/* $(1)/usr/libexec/
@@ -88,12 +91,6 @@ define Build/InstallDev
 	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libccnet.{a,la,so*} $(1)/usr/lib/
 endef
 
-define Py3Build/Compile
-	rm -rf $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)$(PYTHON3_PKG_DIR)/ccnet
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)$(PYTHON3_PKG_DIR)/ccnet
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/python/ccnet/*.py $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)$(PYTHON3_PKG_DIR)/ccnet/
-endef
-
 Py3Package/python3-seafile-ccnet/install:=:
 
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,seafile-ccnet))
diff --git a/net/seafile-ccnet/patches/011-no-python-compile.patch b/net/seafile-ccnet/patches/011-no-python-compile.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..276b4992b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/seafile-ccnet/patches/011-no-python-compile.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+--- a/python/ccnet/Makefile.am
++++ b/python/ccnet/Makefile.am
+@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
+ ccnetdir=${pyexecdir}/ccnet
+-ccnet_PYTHON = __init__.py rpc.py
++ccnet_DATA = __init__.py rpc.py
diff --git a/net/seafile-seahub/Makefile b/net/seafile-seahub/Makefile
index 4e315ef846..d72a2a3bb5 100644
--- a/net/seafile-seahub/Makefile
+++ b/net/seafile-seahub/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=seafile-seahub
 PKG_VERSION:=7.1.3
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://codeload.github.com/haiwen/seahub/tar.gz/v$(PKG_VERSION)-server?
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/seahub-$(PKG_VERSION)-server
 HOST_PYTHON3_PACKAGE_BUILD_DEPENDS:="Django~=1.11"
 
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
+PYTHON3_PKG_BUILD:=0
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 include ../../lang/python/python3-package.mk
@@ -57,7 +58,6 @@ define Package/seafile-seahub
     +python3-requests-oauthlib \
     +python3-seafile-ccnet \
     +python3-searpc
-  VARIANT:=python3
 endef
 
 define Package/seafile-seahub/description
@@ -75,10 +75,9 @@ MAKE_VARS += \
 	PYTHON="$(HOST_PYTHON3_BIN)" \
 	DJANGO_ADMIN_PY="$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/bin/django-admin"
 
-define Py3Build/Compile
-	$(call Build/Compile/HostPy3PipInstall,$(HOST_PYTHON3_PACKAGE_BUILD_DEPENDS))
+define Build/Compile
+	$(call HostPython3/PipInstall,$(HOST_PYTHON3_PACKAGE_BUILD_DEPENDS))
 	$(call Build/Compile/Default,locale)
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/$(PYTHON3_PKG_DIR)
 endef
 
 define Py3Package/seafile-seahub/install
@@ -90,6 +89,8 @@ define Py3Package/seafile-seahub/install
 	mv $(1)/usr/share/seafile/seafile-server/seahub/media/avatars $(1)/usr/share/seafile/seafile-server/seahub/media/avatars_default
 endef
 
+Py3Package/seafile-seahub/filespec:=
+
 $(eval $(call Py3Package,seafile-seahub))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,seafile-seahub))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,seafile-seahub-src))
diff --git a/net/seafile-server/Makefile b/net/seafile-server/Makefile
index d8c1901dac..43cfa9b730 100644
--- a/net/seafile-server/Makefile
+++ b/net/seafile-server/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=seafile-server
 PKG_VERSION:=7.1.3
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://codeload.github.com/haiwen/seafile-server/tar.gz/v$(PKG_VERSION)-server?
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=vala/host libevhtp
 PKG_FIXUP:=autoreconf
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
+PYTHON3_PKG_BUILD:=0
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/nls.mk
@@ -111,7 +112,6 @@ define Package/python3-seafile-server
   SUBMENU:=Python
   TITLE:=Python bindings for Seafile server
   DEPENDS:=+python3-light +python3-logging +python3-searpc +python3-seafile-ccnet
-  VARIANT:=python3
 endef
 
 define Package/python3-seafile-server/description
@@ -126,10 +126,8 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
 	--enable-python \
 	--with-mysql="$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/mysql_config"
 
-# This is required as python3-package.mk overrides the default setting of having interlinking enabled
-ifdef CONFIG_USE_MIPS16
-  TARGET_CFLAGS += -minterlink-mips16
-endif
+CONFIGURE_VARS += \
+	PYTHON="$(HOST_PYTHON3_BIN)"
 
 ifdef CONFIG_GCC_LIBSSP
   TARGET_LDFLAGS += -lssp
@@ -199,13 +197,6 @@ define Build/InstallDev
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/pkgconfig/libseafile.pc $(1)/usr/lib/pkgconfig/
 endef
 
-define Py3Build/Compile
-	rm -rf $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)$(PYTHON3_PKG_DIR)/{seafile,seaserv}
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)$(PYTHON3_PKG_DIR)/{seafile,seaserv}
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/python/seafile/*.py $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)$(PYTHON3_PKG_DIR)/seafile/
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/python/seaserv/*.py $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)$(PYTHON3_PKG_DIR)/seaserv/
-endef
-
 define Package/seafile-server-fuse/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/{bin,libexec}
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/seaf-fuse $(1)/usr/libexec/
diff --git a/net/seafile-server/patches/012-automake-no-python-compile.patch b/net/seafile-server/patches/012-automake-no-python-compile.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..624c8c7c58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/seafile-server/patches/012-automake-no-python-compile.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+--- a/python/seafile/Makefile.am
++++ b/python/seafile/Makefile.am
+@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
+ seafiledir=${pyexecdir}/seafile
+ 
+-seafile_PYTHON = __init__.py rpcclient.py
++seafile_DATA = __init__.py rpcclient.py
+--- a/python/seaserv/Makefile.am
++++ b/python/seaserv/Makefile.am
+@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
+ seaservdir=${pyexecdir}/seaserv
+ 
+-seaserv_PYTHON = __init__.py service.py api.py
++seaserv_DATA = __init__.py service.py api.py
diff --git a/net/sysrepo/Makefile b/net/sysrepo/Makefile
index 72396aa5d6..13fc9d79cb 100644
--- a/net/sysrepo/Makefile
+++ b/net/sysrepo/Makefile
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=LICENSE
 CMAKE_INSTALL:=1
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=swig/host
+PYTHON3_PKG_BUILD:=0
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/cmake.mk
diff --git a/net/uwsgi/Makefile b/net/uwsgi/Makefile
index f2b6633b72..57e2362048 100644
--- a/net/uwsgi/Makefile
+++ b/net/uwsgi/Makefile
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ PKG_SOURCE_URL=https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/u/uwsgi/
 PKG_HASH:=4972ac538800fb2d421027f49b4a1869b66048839507ccf0aa2fda792d99f583
 PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/uwsgi-$(PKG_VERSION)
 PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=python3/host
+PYTHON3_PKG_BUILD:=0
 
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-2.0-or-later
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=LICENSE
@@ -108,8 +109,8 @@ define Build/Compile
 	$(call Build/Compile/Default,plugin.logfile PROFILE=openwrt)
 	$(call Build/Compile/Default,plugin.syslog PROFILE=openwrt)
 	$(call Build/Compile/Default,plugin.cgi PROFILE=openwrt)
-	$(call Build/Compile/HostPy3RunTarget, \
-		cd $(PKG_BUILD_DIR), \
+	$(call Python3/Run, \
+		$(PKG_BUILD_DIR), \
 		uwsgiconfig.py --plugin plugins/python openwrt, \
 		CPP="$(TARGET_CROSS)cpp" \
 		LINUX_UNAME_VERSION=$(LINUX_UNAME_VERSION) \
diff --git a/utils/bigclown/bigclown-control-tool/Makefile b/utils/bigclown/bigclown-control-tool/Makefile
index 100a3be779..6e8db708b0 100644
--- a/utils/bigclown/bigclown-control-tool/Makefile
+++ b/utils/bigclown/bigclown-control-tool/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=bigclown-control-tool
 PKG_VERSION:=0.2.0
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PYPI_NAME:=bch
 PKG_HASH:=4cd73b92757fce7275a4744baed411c867af2e671c521b90d6690b2320851d58
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ define Package/bigclown-control-tool
     +python3-pyserial \
     +python3-yaml \
     +python3-simplejson
-  VARIANT:=python3
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call Py3Package,bigclown-control-tool))
diff --git a/utils/bigclown/bigclown-firmware-tool/Makefile b/utils/bigclown/bigclown-firmware-tool/Makefile
index c9a6ce943a..5596a36380 100644
--- a/utils/bigclown/bigclown-firmware-tool/Makefile
+++ b/utils/bigclown/bigclown-firmware-tool/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=bigclown-firmware-tool
 PKG_VERSION:=1.5.1
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PYPI_NAME:=bcf
 PKG_HASH:=50b0351b97e6b1b1d4cb4703491daa6102e7e5b3b750b47fa35182d9eb39ab9c
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ define Package/bigclown-firmware-tool
     +python3-requests \
     +python3-click \
     +python3-intelhex
-  VARIANT:=python3
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call Py3Package,bigclown-firmware-tool))
diff --git a/utils/bigclown/bigclown-gateway/Makefile b/utils/bigclown/bigclown-gateway/Makefile
index 1419d16f9c..af0fe85546 100644
--- a/utils/bigclown/bigclown-gateway/Makefile
+++ b/utils/bigclown/bigclown-gateway/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=bigclown-gateway
 PKG_VERSION:=1.16.2
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PYPI_NAME:=bcg
 PKG_HASH:=ce7f27f372551c0beb3f8929af2d779417d9dcd0feaa2fa2dc49e87b1416c536
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ define Package/bigclown-gateway
     +python3-simplejson \
     +python3-schema \
     +python3-appdirs
-  VARIANT:=python3
 endef
 
 define Py3Package/bigclown-gateway/install
diff --git a/utils/bigclown/bigclown-mqtt2influxdb/Makefile b/utils/bigclown/bigclown-mqtt2influxdb/Makefile
index c405ba8bd7..ab57a10d42 100644
--- a/utils/bigclown/bigclown-mqtt2influxdb/Makefile
+++ b/utils/bigclown/bigclown-mqtt2influxdb/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=bigclown-mqtt2influxdb
 PKG_VERSION:=1.3.0
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PYPI_NAME:=mqtt2influxdb
 PKG_HASH:=1b4b3b13f5b2f092bcd27846d94e91ad6f05141b2daea5167a7d58b09a782639
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ define Package/bigclown-mqtt2influxdb
     +python3-influxdb \
     +python3-jsonpath-ng \
     +python3-schema
-  VARIANT:=python3
 endef
 
 define Py3Package/bigclown-mqtt2influxdb/install
diff --git a/utils/i2c-tools/Makefile b/utils/i2c-tools/Makefile
index 3880063605..79d6272e73 100644
--- a/utils/i2c-tools/Makefile
+++ b/utils/i2c-tools/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=i2c-tools
 PKG_VERSION:=4.1
-PKG_RELEASE:=3
+PKG_RELEASE:=4
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@KERNEL/software/utils/i2c-tools
@@ -20,13 +20,11 @@ PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-2.0-or-later LGPL-2.1-or-later
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=COPYING COPYING.LGPL
 
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
-PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(BUILD_VARIANT)-i2c-tools-$(PKG_VERSION)
+PYTHON3_PKG_BUILD:=0
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 include ../../lang/python/python3-package.mk
 
-PKG_UNPACK:=$(HOST_TAR) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) --strip-components=1 -xJf $(DL_DIR)/$(PKG_SOURCE)
-
 define Package/i2c/Default
   URL:=https://i2c.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/I2C_Tools
   TITLE:=I2C
@@ -37,7 +35,6 @@ define Package/libi2c
   SECTION:=libs
   CATEGORY:=Libraries
   TITLE+=library for i2c-tools
-  VARIANT:=bin
 endef
 
 define Package/i2c-tools
@@ -46,7 +43,6 @@ define Package/i2c-tools
   CATEGORY:=Utilities
   TITLE+=tools for Linux
   DEPENDS:=+libi2c
-  VARIANT:=bin
 endef
 
 define Package/python3-smbus
@@ -56,7 +52,6 @@ define Package/python3-smbus
   CATEGORY:=Languages
   TITLE:=Python bindings for the SMBUS
   DEPENDS:=+libi2c +python3-light
-  VARIANT:=python3
 endef
 
 define Package/libi2c/description
@@ -72,7 +67,8 @@ define Package/python3-smbus/description
  This package contain the Python3 bindings for Linux SMBus access through i2c-dev.
 endef
 
-ifeq ($(BUILD_VARIANT),bin)
+PYTHON3_PKG_SETUP_ARGS:=
+PYTHON3_PKG_SETUP_DIR:=py-smbus
 
 define Build/Compile
 	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
@@ -81,6 +77,7 @@ define Build/Compile
 		STAGING_DIR="$(STAGING_DIR)" \
 		LDFLAGS="$(TARGET_LDFLAGS)" \
 		CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)"
+	$(call Py3Build/Compile)
 endef
 
 define Build/InstallDev
@@ -89,11 +86,6 @@ define Build/InstallDev
 	$(CP) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/lib/libi2c.{a,so*} $(1)/usr/lib/
 endef
 
-endif # ifeq
-
-PYTHON3_PKG_SETUP_ARGS:=
-PYTHON3_PKG_SETUP_DIR:=py-smbus
-
 define Package/libi2c/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib
 	$(CP) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/lib/libi2c.so* $(1)/usr/lib/