diff --git a/srcpkgs/systemd-python b/srcpkgs/systemd-python
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..1514658181d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/systemd-python
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+systemd
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srcpkgs/systemd/systemd-python.rshlibs b/srcpkgs/systemd/systemd-python.rshlibs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..082563434bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/systemd/systemd-python.rshlibs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+libpthread.so.0
+libutil.so.1
+libm.so.6
+libpython2.7.so.1.0
+libsystemd-journal.so.0
+liblzma.so.5
+libgcrypt.so.11
+libgpg-error.so.0
+libdl.so.2
+librt.so.1
+libc.so.6
diff --git a/srcpkgs/systemd/systemd-python.template b/srcpkgs/systemd/systemd-python.template
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b3e09cd50ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/systemd/systemd-python.template
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Template file for 'systemd-python'.
+#
+short_desc="${sourcepkg} - python bindings"
+long_desc="${long_desc}
+
+ This package contains the systemd python bindings."
+
+do_install() {
+	vmove "usr/lib/python*" usr/lib
+}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/systemd/template b/srcpkgs/systemd/template
index e9cfe535e5f..20106b39da1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/systemd/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/systemd/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'systemd'
 pkgname=systemd
 version=191
-revision=3
+revision=4
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--with-distro=other --libexecdir=/usr/lib
 --disable-selinux --disable-tcpwrap --with-rootprefix=/usr
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ depends="dbus run-parts kbd>=1.15.3_5 systemd-libs>=${version}_${revision}
 udev>=${version}_${revision}"
 makedepends="pkg-config intltool gperf libxslt docbook-xsl acl-devel pam-devel
 dbus-devel libcap-devel libkmod-devel liblzma-devel cryptsetup-devel
-libblkid-devel glib-devel libgcrypt-devel gobject-introspection"
-subpackages="udev libudev libudev-devel libgudev libgudev-devel systemd-analyze systemd-devel systemd-libs"
+libblkid-devel glib-devel libgcrypt-devel python-devel gobject-introspection"
+subpackages="udev libudev libudev-devel libgudev libgudev-devel
+systemd-analyze systemd-devel systemd-libs systemd-python"
 short_desc="A system and service manager for Linux"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd"
@@ -81,9 +82,12 @@ post_install() {
 	# Create /usr/sbin/init for compatibility.
 	ln -sf /usr/lib/systemd/systemd ${DESTDIR}/usr/sbin/init
 
-	# Install and enable local-d.service for multi-user.target by default.
+	# Install local-d.service.
 	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/local-d.service 644 usr/lib/systemd/system
 
 	# Remove RPM stuff.
 	rm -rf ${DESTDIR}/etc/rpm
+
+	# Disable units in /etc; we do this at post-install time.
+	rm -rf ${DESTDIR}/etc/systemd/system/getty.target.wants
 }