diff --git a/common/build_style/python-module.sh b/common/build_style/python-module.sh
index 6e9a36446b..f42b2d2c7c 100644
--- a/common/build_style/python-module.sh
+++ b/common/build_style/python-module.sh
@@ -1,36 +1,49 @@
 #
 # This helper is for templates installing python modules.
 #
-XBPS_PYVER="2.7" # currently 2.7 is the default python
 
 do_build() {
-	if [ -n "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-		PYPREFIX="$XBPS_CROSS_BASE"
-		CFLAGS+=" -I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/include/python${XBPS_PYVER} -I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include"
-		LDFLAGS+=" -L${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/lib/python${XBPS_PYVER} -L${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/lib"
-		CC="${XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET}-gcc -pthread $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS"
-		LDSHARED="${CC} -shared $LDFLAGS"
-		env CC="$CC" LDSHARED="$LDSHARED" \
-			PYPREFIX="$PYPREFIX" CFLAGS="$CFLAGS" \
-			LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS" python setup.py build ${make_build_args}
-	else
-		python setup.py build ${make_build_args}
-	fi
+	: ${python_versions:=2}
+	local python_version=
+
+	for python_version in $python_versions; do
+		if [ -n "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+			PYPREFIX="$XBPS_CROSS_BASE"
+			CFLAGS+=" -I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/include/python${python_version} -I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include"
+			LDFLAGS+=" -L${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/lib/python${python_version} -L${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/lib"
+			CC="${XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET}-gcc -pthread $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS"
+			LDSHARED="${CC} -shared $LDFLAGS"
+			env CC="$CC" LDSHARED="$LDSHARED" \
+				PYPREFIX="$PYPREFIX" CFLAGS="$CFLAGS" \
+				LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS" python${python_version} setup.py \
+					build --build-base=build-$python_version ${make_build_args}
+		else
+			python${python_version} setup.py build --build-base=build-$python_version \
+				${make_build_args}
+		fi
+	done
 }
 
 do_install() {
+	: ${python_versions:=2}
+	local python_version=
+
 	make_install_args+=" --prefix=/usr --root=$DESTDIR"
 
-	if [ -n "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-		PYPREFIX="$XBPS_CROSS_BASE"
-		CFLAGS+=" -I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/include/python${XBPS_PYVER} -I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include"
-		LDFLAGS+=" -L${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/lib/python${XBPS_PYVER} -L${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/lib"
-		CC="${XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET}-gcc -pthread $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS"
-		LDSHARED="${CC} -shared $LDFLAGS"
-		env CC="$CC" LDSHARED="$LDSHARED" \
-			PYPREFIX="$PYPREFIX" CFLAGS="$CFLAGS" \
-			LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS" python setup.py install ${make_install_args}
-	else
-		python setup.py install ${make_install_args}
-	fi
+	for python_version in $python_versions; do
+		if [ -n "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+			PYPREFIX="$XBPS_CROSS_BASE"
+			CFLAGS+=" -I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/include/python${python_version} -I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include"
+			LDFLAGS+=" -L${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/lib/python${python_version} -L${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/lib"
+			CC="${XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET}-gcc -pthread $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS"
+			LDSHARED="${CC} -shared $LDFLAGS"
+			env CC="$CC" LDSHARED="$LDSHARED" \
+				PYPREFIX="$PYPREFIX" CFLAGS="$CFLAGS" \
+				LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS" python${python_version} setup.py \
+					build --build-base=build-$python_version install ${make_install_args}
+		else
+			python${python_version} setup.py build --build-base=build-$python_version install \
+				${make_install_args}
+		fi
+	done
 }
diff --git a/common/environment/setup/sourcepkg.sh b/common/environment/setup/sourcepkg.sh
index 9761404583..1e1377f50e 100644
--- a/common/environment/setup/sourcepkg.sh
+++ b/common/environment/setup/sourcepkg.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 unset -v pkgname version revision short_desc homepage license maintainer
 unset -v only_for_archs distfiles checksum build_style
 unset -v configure_script configure_args wrksrc build_wrksrc create_wrksrc
-unset -v make_cmd make_build_args make_install_args make_build_target make_install_target
+unset -v make_cmd make_build_args make_install_args make_build_target make_install_target python_versions
 unset -v patch_args disable_parallel_build keep_libtool_archives
 unset -v makedepends hostmakedepends depends
 unset -v build_options build_options_default bootstrap