diff --git a/templates/python/devel.template b/templates/python/devel.template
index e25d685982..90449fbc5d 100644
--- a/templates/python/devel.template
+++ b/templates/python/devel.template
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ long_desc="${long_desc}
 
 Add_dependency run python
 
+revision=1
+
 do_install()
 {
 	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin
 	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/bin/python*-config ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin
 	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/include ${DESTDIR}/usr
-	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib/lib*.*a ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib
 }
diff --git a/templates/python/template b/templates/python/template
index 01e0cf8ef2..4d80c4b31d 100644
--- a/templates/python/template
+++ b/templates/python/template
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 # Template build file for 'python'.
 pkgname=python
 version=2.6.4
+revision=1
 wrksrc="Python-$version"
 distfiles="http://www.python.org/ftp/python/$version/Python-$version.tar.bz2"
-configure_args="--with-threads --enable-ipv6 --with-signal-module"
+configure_args="--with-threads --enable-ipv6 --with-signal-module
+ --enable-shared --with-system-ffi"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 short_desc="Interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
@@ -22,6 +24,7 @@ long_desc="
 
 subpackages="devel"
 Add_dependency full glibc
+Add_dependency full libffi
 Add_dependency full zlib
 Add_dependency full readline
 Add_dependency full bzip2