diff --git a/srcpkgs/cppcms/patches/python3.patch b/srcpkgs/cppcms/patches/python3.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..60d4c491dea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/cppcms/patches/python3.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+--- a/bin/cppcms_tmpl_cc
++++ b/bin/cppcms_tmpl_cc
+@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
+ import os
+ import re
+ import sys
+-import StringIO
++from io import StringIO
+ 
+ str_match=r'"([^"\\]|\\[^"]|\\")*"'
+ single_var_param_match=r'(?:-?\d+|"(?:[^"\\]|\\[^"]|\\")*")'
+@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
+ 
+         if namespace_name == '':
+             if name == '':
+-                error_ext("Skin name is not defined implicitly or explicitly")
++                error_exit("Skin name is not defined implicitly or explicitly")
+             else:
+                 namespace_name = name
+         elif namespace_name != name and name:
+@@ -1056,74 +1056,74 @@
+     global inline_templates
+     unsafe_build = False
+     write_loader = True
+-    while indx < len(os.sys.argv):
+-        if os.sys.argv[indx]=='-s' or os.sys.argv[indx]=='-n' or os.sys.argv[indx]=='--skin':
+-            if indx+1>=len(os.sys.argv):
+-                sys.stderr.write("%s should be followed by skin name\n" % (os.sys.argv[indx]))
++    while indx < len(sys.argv):
++        if sys.argv[indx]=='-s' or sys.argv[indx]=='-n' or sys.argv[indx]=='--skin':
++            if indx+1>=len(sys.argv):
++                sys.stderr.write("%s should be followed by skin name\n" % (sys.argv[indx]))
+                 help()
+                 exit_flag=1
+                 return
+             else:
+-                namespace_name=os.sys.argv[indx+1];
++                namespace_name=sys.argv[indx+1];
+                 indx+=1
+-        elif os.sys.argv[indx]=='-o' or os.sys.argv[indx]=='--code':
+-            if indx+1>=len(os.sys.argv):
+-                sys.stderr.write("%s should be followed by output file name\n" % (os.sys.argv[indx]))
++        elif sys.argv[indx]=='-o' or sys.argv[indx]=='--code':
++            if indx+1>=len(sys.argv):
++                sys.stderr.write("%s should be followed by output file name\n" % (sys.argv[indx]))
+                 help()
+                 exit_flag=1
+                 return
+             else:
+-                output_file=os.sys.argv[indx+1]
++                output_file=sys.argv[indx+1]
+                 indx+=1
+-        elif os.sys.argv[indx]=='-I' or os.sys.argv[indx]=='-include':
+-            if indx+1>=len(os.sys.argv):
+-                sys.stderr.write("%s should be followed by directory name\n" % (os.sys.argv[indx]))
++        elif sys.argv[indx]=='-I' or sys.argv[indx]=='-include':
++            if indx+1>=len(sys.argv):
++                sys.stderr.write("%s should be followed by directory name\n" % (sys.argv[indx]))
+                 help()
+                 exit_flag=1
+                 return
+             else:
+-                include_directory=os.sys.argv[indx+1]
++                include_directory=sys.argv[indx+1]
+                 if not include_directory.endswith('/') and not include_directory.endswith('\\'):
+                     include_directory=include_directory + '/';
+                 indx+=1
+-        elif os.sys.argv[indx]=='-H' or os.sys.argv[indx]=='--header':
+-            if indx+1>=len(os.sys.argv):
+-                sys.stderr.write("%s should be followed by output header file name\n" % (os.sys.argv[indx]))
++        elif sys.argv[indx]=='-H' or sys.argv[indx]=='--header':
++            if indx+1>=len(sys.argv):
++                sys.stderr.write("%s should be followed by output header file name\n" % (sys.argv[indx]))
+                 help()
+                 exit_flag=1
+                 return
+             else:
+-                header_file=os.sys.argv[indx+1]
++                header_file=sys.argv[indx+1]
+                 indx+=1
+-        elif os.sys.argv[indx]=='-i' or os.sys.argv[indx]=='--inline-templates':
+-            if indx+1>=len(os.sys.argv):
+-                sys.stderr.write("%s should be followed by inline value.\n" % (os.sys.argv[indx]))
++        elif sys.argv[indx]=='-i' or sys.argv[indx]=='--inline-templates':
++            if indx+1>=len(sys.argv):
++                sys.stderr.write("%s should be followed by inline value.\n" % (sys.argv[indx]))
+                 help()
+                 exit_flag=1
+                 return
+             else:
+-                inline_templates=os.sys.argv[indx+1]
++                inline_templates=sys.argv[indx+1]
+                 indx+=1
+-        elif os.sys.argv[indx]=='-d':
+-            if indx+1>=len(os.sys.argv):
++        elif sys.argv[indx]=='-d':
++            if indx+1>=len(sys.argv):
+                 sys.stderr.write("-d should followed by gettext domain name\n")
+                 help()
+                 exit_flag=1
+                 return
+             else:
+                 global spec_gettext
+-                spec_gettext=os.sys.argv[indx+1]
++                spec_gettext=sys.argv[indx+1]
+                 indx+=1
+-        elif os.sys.argv[indx]=='-u' or os.sys.argv[indx]=='--unsafe-cast':
++        elif sys.argv[indx]=='-u' or sys.argv[indx]=='--unsafe-cast':
+             unsafe_build = True
+-        elif os.sys.argv[indx]=='-l' or os.sys.argv[indx]=='--no-loader':
++        elif sys.argv[indx]=='-l' or sys.argv[indx]=='--no-loader':
+             write_loader = False
+-        elif os.sys.argv[indx]=='--help' or os.sys.argv[indx]=='-h':
++        elif sys.argv[indx]=='--help' or sys.argv[indx]=='-h':
+             help()
+             exit_flag=1
+             return
+         else:
+-            all.append(os.sys.argv[indx])
++            all.append(sys.argv[indx])
+         indx+=1
+     if not all:
+         sys.stderr.write("No input file names given\n")
+@@ -1153,7 +1153,7 @@
+             from hashlib import md5
+         else:
+             from md5 import md5
+-        dll_api = 'VIEW_%s_API' % md5(header_define).hexdigest().upper()
++        dll_api = 'VIEW_%s_API' % md5(header_define.encode()).hexdigest().upper()
+         
+     global output_fd
+     if output_file!='':
+@@ -1244,8 +1244,8 @@
+ scope_filter='cppcms::filters::escape'
+ 
+ view_name = ''
+-declarations = StringIO.StringIO();
+-definitions = StringIO.StringIO();
++declarations = StringIO();
++definitions = StringIO();
+ inline_cpp_to = output_declaration
+ inline_templates = "default"
+ output_template = output_definition
diff --git a/srcpkgs/cppcms/template b/srcpkgs/cppcms/template
index 613f8f39cee..f34fee27705 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cppcms/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/cppcms/template
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # Template file for 'cppcms'
 pkgname=cppcms
 version=1.2.1
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=cmake
-hostmakedepends="python"
+hostmakedepends="python3"
 makedepends="gnutls-devel pcre-devel"
 short_desc="High Performance C++ Web Framework"
 maintainer="Asaf Ohayon <asaf@sysbind.co.il>"
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ license="MIT"
 homepage="http://cppcms.com"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/cppcms/cppcms/${version}/cppcms-${version}.tar.bz2"
 checksum=10fec7710409c949a229b9019ea065e25ff5687103037551b6f05716bf6cac52
-python_version=2 #unverified
+python_version=3
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense COPYING.TXT