diff --git a/lang/python/gunicorn/Makefile b/lang/python/gunicorn/Makefile
index 2aa87f478..4ba9f2195 100644
--- a/lang/python/gunicorn/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/gunicorn/Makefile
@@ -10,43 +10,111 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 PKG_NAME:=gunicorn
 PKG_VERSION:=19.9.0
 PKG_RELEASE=2
-PKG_LICENSE:=MIT
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/g/gunicorn
 PKG_HASH:=fa2662097c66f920f53f70621c6c58ca4a3c4d3434205e608e121b5b3b71f4f3
+
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Alexandru Ardelean <ardeleanalex@gmail.com>
+PKG_LICENSE:=MIT
+PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=LICENSE
+
+PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(BUILD_VARIANT)-$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 include ../python-package.mk
+include ../python3-package.mk
+
+PKG_UNPACK:=$(HOST_TAR) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) --strip-components=1 -xzf $(DL_DIR)/$(PKG_SOURCE)
+
+define Package/gunicorn/Default
+  SUBMENU:=Python
+  SECTION:=lang
+  CATEGORY:=Languages
+  TITLE:=WSGI HTTP Server for UNIX
+  URL:=https://gunicorn.org
+endef
+
+define Package/python-gunicorn
+$(call Package/gunicorn/Default)
+  DEPENDS:=+python
+  VARIANT:=python
+endef
+
+define Package/python-gunicorn/description
+    WSGI HTTP Server for UNIX (libraries)
+endef
+
+define PyPackage/python-gunicorn/filespec
++|$(PYTHON_PKG_DIR)
+-|$(PYTHON_PKG_DIR)/gunicorn/workers/_gaiohttp.py
+endef
+
+define Package/python3-gunicorn
+$(call Package/gunicorn/Default)
+  DEPENDS:=+python3
+  VARIANT:=python3
+endef
+
+define Package/python3-gunicorn/description
+$(call define Package/python-gunicorn/description)
+.
+(Variant for Python3)
+endef
+
+# Make sure that the binaries are not installed with the libraries
+# That means adding some empty Py[3]Package/gunicorn[3]/install rules
+define PyPackage/python-gunicorn/install
+	:
+endef
+
+define Py3Package/python3-gunicorn/install
+	:
+endef
 
 define Package/gunicorn
-    SUBMENU:=Python
-    SECTION:=lang
-    CATEGORY:=Languages
-    TITLE:=WSGI HTTP Server for UNIX
-    URL:=https://gunicorn.org
-    DEPENDS:=+python +python-setuptools
+$(call Package/gunicorn/Default)
+  DEPENDS:=+python +python-pkg-resources +python-gunicorn
 endef
 
 define Package/gunicorn/description
-    WSGI HTTP Server for UNIX
-endef
-
-define Build/Compile
-	$(call Build/Compile/PyMod,,install --prefix=/usr --root=$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR))
+    WSGI HTTP Server for UNIX (daemon)
 endef
 
 define Package/gunicorn/install
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)$(PYTHON_PKG_DIR)
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/bin
-	$(CP) \
-	    $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)$(PYTHON_PKG_DIR)/* \
-	    $(1)$(PYTHON_PKG_DIR)
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/gunicorn* \
-	    $(1)/usr/bin
-	# fix python exec path in scripts
-	$(SED) 's/#!.*/#!\/usr\/bin\/python/g' $(1)/usr/bin/gunicorn*
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/* $(1)/usr/bin/
+	$(call PyShebang,$(1)/usr/bin/*)
 endef
 
+define Package/gunicorn3
+$(call Package/gunicorn/Default)
+  DEPENDS:=+python3 +python3-pkg-resources +python3-gunicorn
+endef
+
+define Package/gunicorn3/description
+$(call define Package/gunicorn/description)
+.
+(Variant for Python3)
+endef
+
+define Package/gunicorn3/install
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/bin
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) \
+		$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/gunicorn \
+		$(1)/usr/bin/gunicorn3
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) \
+		$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/gunicorn_paster \
+		$(1)/usr/bin/gunicorn3_paster
+	$(call Py3Shebang,$(1)/usr/bin/*)
+endef
+
+$(eval $(call PyPackage,python-gunicorn))
+$(eval $(call BuildPackage,python-gunicorn))
+$(eval $(call BuildPackage,python-gunicorn-src))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,gunicorn))
+
+$(eval $(call Py3Package,python3-gunicorn))
+$(eval $(call BuildPackage,python3-gunicorn))
+$(eval $(call BuildPackage,python3-gunicorn-src))
+$(eval $(call BuildPackage,gunicorn3))
diff --git a/lang/python/python-package-install.sh b/lang/python/python-package-install.sh
index 2ca2abc16..337727af1 100644
--- a/lang/python/python-package-install.sh
+++ b/lang/python/python-package-install.sh
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@ python="$4"
 mode="$5"
 filespec="$6"
 
-SED="${SED:-sed -e}"
-
 find "$src_dir" -name "*.exe" -delete
 
 process_filespec "$src_dir" "$dst_dir" "$filespec" || {
@@ -63,12 +61,6 @@ process_filespec "$src_dir" "$dst_dir" "$filespec" || {
 	exit 1
 }
 
-usr_bin_dir="$dst_dir/usr/bin"
-
-if [ -d "$usr_bin_dir" ] ; then
-	$SED "1"'!'"b;s,^#"'!'".*python.*,#"'!'"/usr/bin/python${ver}," -i --follow-symlinks $usr_bin_dir/*
-fi
-
 if [ "$mode" == "sources" ] ; then
 	# Copy only python source files
 	find "$dst_dir" -not -type d -not -name "*.py" -delete
@@ -77,8 +69,9 @@ if [ "$mode" == "sources" ] ; then
 	exit 0
 fi
 
-legacy=
-[ "$ver" == "3" ] && legacy="-b"
+if [ "$ver" == "3" ] ; then
+	legacy="-b"
+fi
 # default max recursion is 10
 max_recursion_level=20
 
diff --git a/lang/python/python-package.mk b/lang/python/python-package.mk
index 9bd0b9aa4..019f4f028 100644
--- a/lang/python/python-package.mk
+++ b/lang/python/python-package.mk
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ ifdef CONFIG_USE_MIPS16
   TARGET_CFLAGS += -mno-mips16 -mno-interlink-mips16
 endif
 
+define PyShebang
+$(SED) "1"'!'"b;s,^#"'!'".*python.*,#"'!'"/usr/bin/python2," -i --follow-symlinks $(1)
+endef
+
 define PyPackage
 
   define Package/$(1)-src
@@ -74,11 +78,13 @@ define PyPackage
 
   define Package/$(1)/install
 	$$(call PyPackage/$(1)/install,$$(1))
-	SED="$(SED)" \
 	$(SHELL) $(python_mk_path)python-package-install.sh "2" \
 		"$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)" "$$(1)" \
 		"$(HOST_PYTHON_BIN)" "$$(2)" \
-		"$$$$$$$$$$(call shvar,PyPackage/$(1)/filespec)"
+		"$$$$$$$$$$(call shvar,PyPackage/$(1)/filespec)" && \
+	if [ -d "$$(1)/usr/bin" ]; then \
+		$(call PyShebang,$$(1)/usr/bin/*) ; \
+	fi
   endef
 
   define Package/$(1)-src/install
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-package.mk b/lang/python/python3-package.mk
index e14290081..d20d19801 100644
--- a/lang/python/python3-package.mk
+++ b/lang/python/python3-package.mk
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ ifdef CONFIG_USE_MIPS16
   TARGET_CFLAGS += -mno-mips16 -mno-interlink-mips16
 endif
 
+define Py3Shebang
+$(SED) "1"'!'"b;s,^#"'!'".*python.*,#"'!'"/usr/bin/python3," -i --follow-symlinks $(1)
+endef
+
 define Py3Package
 
   define Package/$(1)-src
@@ -73,12 +77,14 @@ define Py3Package
 
   define Package/$(1)/install
 	$$(call Py3Package/$(1)/install,$$(1))
-	SED="$(SED)" \
 	$(SHELL) $(python3_mk_path)python-package-install.sh "3" \
 		"$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)" "$$(1)" \
 		"$(HOST_PYTHON3_BIN)" "$$(2)" \
-		"$$$$$$$$$$(call shvar,Py3Package/$(1)/filespec)"
-  endef
+		"$$$$$$$$$$(call shvar,Py3Package/$(1)/filespec)" && \
+ 	if [ -d "$$(1)/usr/bin" ]; then \
+		$(call Py3Shebang,$$(1)/usr/bin/*) ; \
+	fi
+ endef
 
   define Package/$(1)-src/install
 	$$(call Package/$(1)/install,$$(1),sources)
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 \