diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-Babel/template b/srcpkgs/python-Babel/template
index 369159b1046..aa87d6c483d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-Babel/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-Babel/template
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 # Template file for 'python-Babel'
 pkgname=python-Babel
 version=2.3.4
-revision=2
+revision=3
 noarch=yes
 wrksrc="${pkgname#*-}-${version}"
 build_style=python-module
-python_versions="2.7 3.4"
-hostmakedepends="python-setuptools python3.4-setuptools"
+hostmakedepends="python-setuptools python3-setuptools"
 depends="python-setuptools python-pytz"
 pycompile_module="babel"
 short_desc="Tools for internationalizing Python applications (Python2)"
@@ -15,22 +14,28 @@ homepage="http://babel.pocoo.org/"
 license="3-clause-BSD"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/B/Babel/Babel-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=c535c4403802f6eb38173cd4863e419e2274921a01a8aad8a5b497c131c62875
-alternatives="babel:pybabel:/usr/bin/pybabel2.7"
+alternatives="babel:pybabel:/usr/bin/pybabel2"
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE
 }
 
-python3.4-Babel_package() {
+python3-Babel_package() {
 	noarch=yes
-	depends="python3.4-setuptools python3.4-pytz"
-	pycompile_version="3.4"
+	depends="python3-setuptools python3-pytz"
 	pycompile_module="babel"
-	short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3.4}"
-	alternatives="babel:pybabel:/usr/bin/pybabel3.4"
+	replaces="python3.4-Babel>=0"
+	short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3}"
+	alternatives="babel:pybabel:/usr/bin/pybabel3"
 	pkg_install() {
-		vmove usr/bin/pybabel3.4
-		vmove usr/lib/python3.4
+		vmove usr/bin/pybabel3
+		vmove usr/lib/python3*
 		vlicense LICENSE
 	}
 }
+python3.4-Babel_package() {
+	noarch=yes
+	build_style=meta
+	short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3.4} (transitional dummy package)"
+	depends="python3-Babel>=${version}_${revision}"
+}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-Babel b/srcpkgs/python3-Babel
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..d4dcb8aac70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-Babel
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+python-Babel
\ No newline at end of file