diff --git a/infrastructure/mk/python.port.mk b/infrastructure/mk/python.port.mk
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+# $OpenBSD: python.port.mk,v 1.1 2003/07/28 17:48:13 sturm Exp $
+.include "${PORTSDIR}/lang/python/python.port.mk"
diff --git a/lang/python/python.port.mk b/lang/python/python.port.mk
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+# $OpenBSD: python.port.mk,v 1.1 2003/07/28 17:48:13 sturm Exp $
+
+MODPY_VERSION?=		2.2
+
+_MODPY_BUILD_DEPENDS=	:python-${MODPY_VERSION}*:lang/python/${MODPY_VERSION}
+
+BUILD_DEPENDS+=		${_MODPY_BUILD_DEPENDS}
+RUN_DEPENDS+=		${_MODPY_BUILD_DEPENDS}
+
+MODPY_BIN=		${LOCALBASE}/bin/python${MODPY_VERSION}
+
+# usually setup.py but Setup.py can be found too
+MODPY_SETUP?=		setup.py
+
+# build or build_ext are commonly used
+MODPY_DISTUTILS_BUILD?=		build --build-base=${WRKSRC}
+MODPY_DISTUTILS_INSTALL?=	install --prefix=${PREFIX}
+
+MODPY_CMD=	@cd ${WRKSRC} && ${MODPY_BIN} ./${MODPY_SETUP}
+
+SUBST_VARS+=	MODPY_VERSION
+
+# dirty way to do it with no modifications in bsd.port.mk
+.if !target(do-build)
+do-build:
+	${MODPY_CMD} ${MODPY_DISTUTILS_BUILD} ${MODPY_DISTUTILS_BUILDARGS}
+.endif
+
+# extra documentation or scripts should be installed via post-install
+.if !target(do-install)
+do-install:
+	${MODPY_CMD} ${MODPY_DISTUTILS_INSTALL} ${MODPY_DISTUTILS_INSTALLARGS}
+.endif