diff --git a/libxml2.spec b/libxml2.spec
index f86095e..db20749 100644
--- a/libxml2.spec
+++ b/libxml2.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %define majver %(echo %version | cut -d. -f 1-2)
 Name:          libxml2
 Version:       2.9.10
-Release:       3mamba
+Release:       4mamba
 Summary:       Library providing XML and HTML support
 Group:         System/Libraries
 Vendor:        openmamba
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ BuildRequires: libz-devel
 BuildRequires: gtk-doc
 %endif
 BuildRequires: ldconfig
-BuildRoot:     %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-root
 
 %description
 This library allows to manipulate XML files.
@@ -46,21 +45,27 @@ There is DTDs support this includes parsing and validation even with complex DtD
 The output can be a simple SAX stream or and in-memory DOM like representations.
 In this case one can use the built-in XPath and XPointer implementation to select subnodes or ranges.
 A flexible Input/Output mechanism is available, with existing HTTP and FTP modules and combined to an URI library.
+This package contains static libraries and header files needed for development.
 
-This package contains static libraries and header files need for development.
-
-%if "%{stage1}" != "1"
 %package -n python-libxml2-py3
 Group:         System/Libraries
 Summary:       Python support for %{name}
 Requires:      %{name} = %{?epoch:%epoch:}%{version}-%{release}
 Provides:      python-libxml2
-Obsoletes:     python-libxml2
+Obsoletes:     python-libxml2 =< 2.9.10-3mamba
 %py3_requires
 
 %description -n python-libxml2-py3
 Python support for libxml2.
-%endif
+
+%package -n python-libxml2-py27
+Group:         System/Libraries
+Summary:       Python support for %{name}
+Requires:      %{name} = %{?epoch:%epoch:}%{version}-%{release}
+%py27_requires
+
+%description -n python-libxml2-py27
+Python support for libxml2.
 
 %package utils
 Group:         Development/Libraries
@@ -83,6 +88,7 @@ Requires:      gtk-doc
 %prep
 %setup -q
 #%patch0 -p1
+cp -a python python27
 
 %build
 #autoreconf
@@ -100,6 +106,12 @@ Requires:      gtk-doc
 %make PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGES=%{python3_sitearch}
 #make tests
 
+%if "%{stage1}" != "1"
+cd python27
+CFLAGS="%{optflags}" %{__python27} setup.py build
+cd ..
+%endif
+
 %install
 [ "%{buildroot}" != / ] && rm -rf %{buildroot}
 %makeinstall PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGES=%{python3_sitearch}
@@ -111,21 +123,17 @@ install AUTHORS COPYING Copyright NEWS README TODO* \
 install -d -m 0755 %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/sgml
 install -d -m 0755 %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/xml
 
-:<< _EOF
 %if "%{stage1}" != "1"
-cd python
-CFLAGS="%{optflags}" %{__python36} setup.py build
-
-%{__python36} setup.py install \
+cd python27
+%{__python27} setup.py install \
    -O1 --skip-build \
    --root="%{buildroot}" \
-   --install-headers=%{python36_inc} \
-   --install-lib=%{python36_sitearch} \
+   --install-headers=%{python27_inc} \
+   --install-lib=%{python27_sitearch} \
    --record=%{name}.filelist
 
 sed -i "s,.*/man/.*,&.gz," %{name}.filelist
 %endif
-_EOF
 
 %clean
 [ "%{buildroot}" != / ] && rm -rf %{buildroot}
@@ -167,9 +175,13 @@ _EOF
 %if "%{stage1}" != "1"
 %files -n python-libxml2-py3
 %defattr(-,root,root)
-%dir %{python3_sitearch}
 %{python3_sitearch}/libxml2*
 %{python3_sitearch}/drv_libxml2.py
+
+%files -n python-libxml2-py27
+%defattr(-,root,root)
+%{python27_sitearch}/libxml2*
+%{python27_sitearch}/drv_libxml2.py*
 %endif
 
 %files apidocs
@@ -180,6 +192,9 @@ _EOF
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Mar 22 2021 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 2.9.10-4mamba
+- add -py27 package required for e.g. gimp-help
+
 * Mon Nov 30 2020 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 2.9.10-3mamba
 - python-libxml2-py3: fix: don't install in libxml2 subdir