diff --git a/protobuf.spec b/protobuf.spec
index 4eec76d..95468b0 100644
--- a/protobuf.spec
+++ b/protobuf.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:          protobuf
 Version:       3.12.4
-Release:       1mamba
+Release:       2mamba
 Summary:       A way of encoding structured data in an efficient yet extensible format
 Group:         Development/Tools
 Vendor:        openmamba
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ Distribution:  openmamba
 Packager:      Ercole 'ercolinux' Carpanetto <ercole69@gmail.com>
 URL:           http://code.google.com/p/protobuf/
 Source:        https://github.com/google/protobuf.git/v%{version}/protobuf-%{version}.tar.bz2
-#Source:        http://protobuf.googlecode.com/files/protobuf-%{version}.tar.bz2
 License:       BSD
 BuildRoot:     %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-root
 ## AUTOBUILDREQ-BEGIN
@@ -16,6 +15,7 @@ BuildRequires: glibc-devel
 BuildRequires: libgcc
 BuildRequires: libstdc++6-devel
 BuildRequires: libz-devel
+BuildRequires: python3
 ## AUTOBUILDREQ-END
 Requires:      lib%{name} = %{?epoch:%epoch:}%{version}-%{release}
 
@@ -38,15 +38,23 @@ Provides:      protobuf-devel
 Obsoletes:     protobuf-devel
 
 %description -n lib%{name}-devel
-This package contains static libraries and header files need for development of Protocol Buffer
+This package contains static libraries and header files needed for development of Protocol Buffer
+
+%package -n python-%{name}
+Summary:       Python bindings for %{name}
+Group:         System/Libraries/Python
+Requires:      lib%{name} = %{?epoch:%epoch:}%{version}-%{release}
+
+%description -n python-%{name}
+This package contains the python bindings to %{protobuf} library.
 
 %debug_package
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
+./autogen.sh
 
 %build
-./autogen.sh
 %configure
 
 %make \
@@ -54,10 +62,23 @@ This package contains static libraries and header files need for development of
 LDFLAGS="-latomic"
 %endif
 
+cd python
+CFLAGS="%{optflags}" %{__python3} setup.py build
+
 %install
 [ "%{buildroot}" != / ] && rm -rf "%{buildroot}"
 %makeinstall
 
+cd python
+%{__python3} setup.py install \
+   -O1 --skip-build \
+   --root="%{buildroot}" \
+   --install-headers=%{python3_inc} \
+   --install-lib=%{python3_sitearch} \
+   --record=%{name}.filelist
+
+sed -i "s,.*/man/.*,&.gz," %{name}.filelist
+
 %clean
 [ "%{buildroot}" != / ] && rm -rf "%{buildroot}"
 
@@ -86,7 +107,13 @@ LDFLAGS="-latomic"
 %{_libdir}/libprotoc.so
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/protobuf*.pc
 
+%files -n python-%{name} -f python/%{name}.filelist
+%defattr(-,root,root)
+
 %changelog
+* Sun Jan 31 2021 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 3.12.4-2mamba
+- added python subpackage
+
 * Thu Aug 06 2020 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 3.12.4-1mamba
 - automatic version update by autodist