diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python/add-CROSSPYTHONPATH-for-PYTHON_FOR_BUILD.patch b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python/add-CROSSPYTHONPATH-for-PYTHON_FOR_BUILD.patch
index a97ff6b2506..506debaf761 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python/add-CROSSPYTHONPATH-for-PYTHON_FOR_BUILD.patch
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python/add-CROSSPYTHONPATH-for-PYTHON_FOR_BUILD.patch
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ Signed-off-by: Jackie Huang <jackie.huang@windriver.com>
  configure.ac | 2 +-
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
 
-Index: Python-2.7.11/configure.ac
+Index: Python-2.7.13/configure.ac
 ===================================================================
---- Python-2.7.11.orig/configure.ac
-+++ Python-2.7.11/configure.ac
+--- Python-2.7.13.orig/configure.ac
++++ Python-2.7.13/configure.ac
 @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ if test "$cross_compiling" = yes; then
  	    AC_MSG_ERROR([python$PACKAGE_VERSION interpreter not found])
  	fi
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@ Index: Python-2.7.11/configure.ac
 -	PYTHON_FOR_BUILD='_PYTHON_PROJECT_BASE=$(abs_builddir) _PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM=$(_PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM) PYTHONPATH=$(shell test -f pybuilddir.txt && echo $(abs_builddir)/`cat pybuilddir.txt`:)$(srcdir)/Lib:$(srcdir)/Lib/$(PLATDIR) '$interp
 +	PYTHON_FOR_BUILD='_PYTHON_PROJECT_BASE=$(abs_builddir) _PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM=$(_PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM) PYTHONPATH=$(CROSSPYTHONPATH):$(shell test -f pybuilddir.txt && echo $(abs_builddir)/`cat pybuilddir.txt`:)$(srcdir)/Lib:$(srcdir)/Lib/plat-$(MACHDEP) '$interp
      fi
- elif test "$cross_compiling" = maybe; then
-     AC_MSG_ERROR([Cross compiling required --host=HOST-TUPLE and --build=ARCH])
+     # Used to comment out stuff for rebuilding generated files
+     GENERATED_COMMENT='#'
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python/avoid_warning_about_tkinter.patch b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python/avoid_warning_about_tkinter.patch
index 3347321fde6..287095f615c 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python/avoid_warning_about_tkinter.patch
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python/avoid_warning_about_tkinter.patch
@@ -7,13 +7,16 @@ Upstream-Status: Inappropriate [distribution]
 Also simply disable the tk module since its not in DEPENDS.
 Signed-off-by: Andrei Gherzan <andrei@gherzan.ro>
 
-Index: Python-2.7.2/setup.py
+Index: Python-2.7.13/setup.py
 ===================================================================
---- Python-2.7.2.orig/setup.py	2012-04-05 23:18:38.500136647 +0300
-+++ Python-2.7.2/setup.py	2012-04-05 23:19:35.888134969 +0300
-@@ -1634,8 +1634,10 @@
+--- Python-2.7.13.orig/setup.py
++++ Python-2.7.13/setup.py
+@@ -1783,10 +1783,12 @@ class PyBuildExt(build_ext):
+         self.extensions.extend(exts)
+ 
          # Call the method for detecting whether _tkinter can be compiled
-         self.detect_tkinter(inc_dirs, lib_dirs)
+-        self.detect_tkinter(inc_dirs, lib_dirs)
++        # self.detect_tkinter(inc_dirs, lib_dirs)
  
 -        if '_tkinter' not in [e.name for e in self.extensions]:
 -            missing.append('_tkinter')
@@ -22,18 +25,5 @@ Index: Python-2.7.2/setup.py
 +        #if '_tkinter' not in [e.name for e in self.extensions]:
 +        #    missing.append('_tkinter')
  
-         return missing
- 
-diff --git Python-3.5.1.orig/setup.py Python-3.5.1/setup.py
-index b4633b9..d7588c0 100644
---- Python-3.5.1.orig/setup.py
-+++ Python-3.5.1/setup.py
-@@ -1536,7 +1536,7 @@ class PyBuildExt(build_ext):
-         self.extensions.extend(exts)
- 
-         # Call the method for detecting whether _tkinter can be compiled
--        self.detect_tkinter(inc_dirs, lib_dirs)
-+        # self.detect_tkinter(inc_dirs, lib_dirs)
- 
-         # tkinter module will not be avalaible as yocto
-         # doesn't have tk integrated (yet)
+ ##         # Uncomment these lines if you want to play with xxmodule.c
+ ##         ext = Extension('xx', ['xxmodule.c'])
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python/avoid_warning_for_sunos_specific_module.patch b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python/avoid_warning_for_sunos_specific_module.patch
index 337e0e3e29b..8ba58230144 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python/avoid_warning_for_sunos_specific_module.patch
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python/avoid_warning_for_sunos_specific_module.patch
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ Upstream-Status: Inappropriate [distribution]
 
 Signed-off-by: Andrei Gherzan <andrei@gherzan.ro>
 
-Index: Python-2.7.2/setup.py
+Index: Python-2.7.13/setup.py
 ===================================================================
---- Python-2.7.2.orig/setup.py	2012-04-05 22:29:18.049196608 +0300
-+++ Python-2.7.2/setup.py	2012-04-05 22:29:57.505195453 +0300
-@@ -1522,8 +1522,9 @@
-         if platform == 'sunos5':
+--- Python-2.7.13.orig/setup.py
++++ Python-2.7.13/setup.py
+@@ -1671,8 +1671,9 @@ class PyBuildExt(build_ext):
+         if host_platform == 'sunos5':
              # SunOS specific modules
              exts.append( Extension('sunaudiodev', ['sunaudiodev.c']) )
 -        else:
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ Index: Python-2.7.2/setup.py
 +        #else:
 +        #    missing.append('sunaudiodev')
  
-         if platform == 'darwin':
+         if host_platform == 'darwin':
              # _scproxy
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3/070-dont-clean-ipkg-install.patch b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3/070-dont-clean-ipkg-install.patch
index 789929b715a..f9971c6bafd 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3/070-dont-clean-ipkg-install.patch
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3/070-dont-clean-ipkg-install.patch
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ Upstream-Status: Inappropriate [OE specific]
  Makefile.pre.in |    6 +++---
  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
 
---- a/Makefile.pre.in
-+++ b/Makefile.pre.in
-@@ -1306,8 +1306,8 @@ touch:
+Index: Python-3.5.3/Makefile.pre.in
+===================================================================
+--- Python-3.5.3.orig/Makefile.pre.in
++++ Python-3.5.3/Makefile.pre.in
+@@ -1574,8 +1574,8 @@ touch:
  # Sanitation targets -- clean leaves libraries, executables and tags
  # files, which clobber removes as well
  pycremoval:
@@ -21,7 +23,7 @@ Upstream-Status: Inappropriate [OE specific]
  
  rmtestturds:
  	-rm -f *BAD *GOOD *SKIPPED
-@@ -1321,9 +1321,9 @@ docclean:
+@@ -1589,9 +1589,9 @@ docclean:
  	-rm -rf Doc/tools/sphinx Doc/tools/pygments Doc/tools/docutils
  
  clean: pycremoval
@@ -32,5 +34,5 @@ Upstream-Status: Inappropriate [OE specific]
 +	find . ! -path './ipkg-install/*' -name '*.s[ol]' -exec rm -f {} ';'
 +	find . ! -path './ipkg-install/*' -name '*.so.[0-9]*.[0-9]*' -exec rm -f {} ';'
  	find build -name 'fficonfig.h' -exec rm -f {} ';' || true
- 	find build -name 'fficonfig.py' -exec rm -f {} ';' || true
- 	-rm -f Lib/lib2to3/*Grammar*.pickle
+ 	find build -name '*.py' -exec rm -f {} ';' || true
+ 	find build -name '*.py[co]' -exec rm -f {} ';' || true
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3/avoid_warning_about_tkinter.patch b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3/avoid_warning_about_tkinter.patch
index 3347321fde6..a3cc48c9a4d 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3/avoid_warning_about_tkinter.patch
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3/avoid_warning_about_tkinter.patch
@@ -7,13 +7,16 @@ Upstream-Status: Inappropriate [distribution]
 Also simply disable the tk module since its not in DEPENDS.
 Signed-off-by: Andrei Gherzan <andrei@gherzan.ro>
 
-Index: Python-2.7.2/setup.py
+Index: Python-3.5.3/setup.py
 ===================================================================
---- Python-2.7.2.orig/setup.py	2012-04-05 23:18:38.500136647 +0300
-+++ Python-2.7.2/setup.py	2012-04-05 23:19:35.888134969 +0300
-@@ -1634,8 +1634,10 @@
+--- Python-3.5.3.orig/setup.py
++++ Python-3.5.3/setup.py
+@@ -1558,10 +1558,12 @@ class PyBuildExt(build_ext):
+         self.extensions.extend(exts)
+ 
          # Call the method for detecting whether _tkinter can be compiled
-         self.detect_tkinter(inc_dirs, lib_dirs)
+-        self.detect_tkinter(inc_dirs, lib_dirs)
++        # self.detect_tkinter(inc_dirs, lib_dirs)
  
 -        if '_tkinter' not in [e.name for e in self.extensions]:
 -            missing.append('_tkinter')
@@ -22,18 +25,5 @@ Index: Python-2.7.2/setup.py
 +        #if '_tkinter' not in [e.name for e in self.extensions]:
 +        #    missing.append('_tkinter')
  
-         return missing
- 
-diff --git Python-3.5.1.orig/setup.py Python-3.5.1/setup.py
-index b4633b9..d7588c0 100644
---- Python-3.5.1.orig/setup.py
-+++ Python-3.5.1/setup.py
-@@ -1536,7 +1536,7 @@ class PyBuildExt(build_ext):
-         self.extensions.extend(exts)
- 
-         # Call the method for detecting whether _tkinter can be compiled
--        self.detect_tkinter(inc_dirs, lib_dirs)
-+        # self.detect_tkinter(inc_dirs, lib_dirs)
- 
-         # tkinter module will not be avalaible as yocto
-         # doesn't have tk integrated (yet)
+ ##         # Uncomment these lines if you want to play with xxmodule.c
+ ##         ext = Extension('xx', ['xxmodule.c'])
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3/python3-use-CROSSPYTHONPATH-for-PYTHON_FOR_BUILD.patch b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3/python3-use-CROSSPYTHONPATH-for-PYTHON_FOR_BUILD.patch
index 74490d93a5f..211f9e78890 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3/python3-use-CROSSPYTHONPATH-for-PYTHON_FOR_BUILD.patch
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3/python3-use-CROSSPYTHONPATH-for-PYTHON_FOR_BUILD.patch
@@ -10,19 +10,16 @@ Signed-off-by: Jackie Huang <jackie.huang@windriver.com>
  configure.ac | 2 +-
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
 
-diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
-index 989baf9..2890c96 100644
---- a/configure.ac
-+++ b/configure.ac
-@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ if test "$cross_compiling" = yes; then
+Index: Python-3.5.3/configure.ac
+===================================================================
+--- Python-3.5.3.orig/configure.ac
++++ Python-3.5.3/configure.ac
+@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ if test "$cross_compiling" = yes; then
  	    AC_MSG_ERROR([python$PACKAGE_VERSION interpreter not found])
  	fi
          AC_MSG_RESULT($interp)
 -	PYTHON_FOR_BUILD='_PYTHON_PROJECT_BASE=$(abs_builddir) _PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM=$(_PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM) PYTHONPATH=$(shell test -f pybuilddir.txt && echo $(abs_builddir)/`cat pybuilddir.txt`:)$(srcdir)/Lib:$(srcdir)/Lib/$(PLATDIR) '$interp
 +	PYTHON_FOR_BUILD='_PYTHON_PROJECT_BASE=$(abs_builddir) _PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM=$(_PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM) PYTHONPATH=$(CROSSPYTHONPATH) '$interp
      fi
- elif test "$cross_compiling" = maybe; then
-     AC_MSG_ERROR([Cross compiling required --host=HOST-TUPLE and --build=ARCH])
--- 
-2.0.1
-
+     # Used to comment out stuff for rebuilding generated files
+     GENERATED_COMMENT='#'
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3/sysconfig.py-add-_PYTHON_PROJECT_SRC.patch b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3/sysconfig.py-add-_PYTHON_PROJECT_SRC.patch
index de07643f2bb..c89d9a3d836 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3/sysconfig.py-add-_PYTHON_PROJECT_SRC.patch
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3/sysconfig.py-add-_PYTHON_PROJECT_SRC.patch
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ Signed-off-by: Robert Yang <liezhi.yang@windriver.com>
  Lib/sysconfig.py           |    5 ++++-
  2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 
-diff --git a/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py b/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py
-index a545ab9..74317d1 100644
---- a/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py
-+++ b/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py
-@@ -554,7 +554,10 @@ def get_config_vars(*args):
-         _config_vars['exec_prefix'] = EXEC_PREFIX
+Index: Python-3.5.3/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py
+===================================================================
+--- Python-3.5.3.orig/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py
++++ Python-3.5.3/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py
+@@ -498,7 +498,10 @@ def get_config_vars(*args):
+             _config_vars['SO'] = SO
  
          # Always convert srcdir to an absolute path
 -        srcdir = _config_vars.get('srcdir', project_base)
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ index a545ab9..74317d1 100644
          if os.name == 'posix':
              if python_build:
                  # If srcdir is a relative path (typically '.' or '..')
-diff --git a/Lib/sysconfig.py b/Lib/sysconfig.py
-index 7287f11..cc92998 100644
---- a/Lib/sysconfig.py
-+++ b/Lib/sysconfig.py
-@@ -562,7 +562,10 @@ def get_config_vars(*args):
+Index: Python-3.5.3/Lib/sysconfig.py
+===================================================================
+--- Python-3.5.3.orig/Lib/sysconfig.py
++++ Python-3.5.3/Lib/sysconfig.py
+@@ -544,7 +544,10 @@ def get_config_vars(*args):
          _CONFIG_VARS['userbase'] = _getuserbase()
  
          # Always convert srcdir to an absolute path
@@ -49,6 +49,3 @@ index 7287f11..cc92998 100644
          if os.name == 'posix':
              if _PYTHON_BUILD:
                  # If srcdir is a relative path (typically '.' or '..')
--- 
-1.7.9.5
-
