diff --git a/mapserver.spec b/mapserver.spec
index d0083b8..c2bc2c9 100644
--- a/mapserver.spec
+++ b/mapserver.spec
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Requires:       php
 Requires:       postgresql
 Requires:       mysql
 Requires:       FastCGI
-#Requires:       python
+Requires:       python
 Requires:       apache2
 %if 0%{?suse_version} != 1010
 BuildRequires:  xorg-x11-libXpm-devel
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ BuildRequires:  readline-devel
 BuildRequires:  freetype2-devel
 BuildRequires:  gd-devel >= 2.0.16
 BuildRequires:  FastCGI-devel
-#BuildRequires:  python-devel
+BuildRequires:  python-devel
 %if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1030
 BuildRequires:  libcurl-devel
 BuildRequires:  php-devel
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ Patch0:          mapserver-5.4.1_buildchecks.patch
 Patch1:          hidden_layer.patch
 Patch2:          bug3525_verbose_output.patch
 
-#%define python_sitearch %(%{__python} -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print get_python_lib(1)")
+%define python_sitearch %(%{__python} -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print get_python_lib(1)")
 %define		_cgibindir /srv/www/cgi-bin
 
 %description
@@ -90,14 +90,14 @@ Requires:       %{name} = %{version}-%{release}
 The Perl/Mapscript extension provides full map customization capabilities
 within the Perl programming language.
 
-#%package python
-#Summary:        Python/Mapscript map making extensions to Python
-#Group:          Development/Languages
-#Requires:       %{name} = %{version}-%{release}
-#
-#%description python
-#The Python/Mapscript extension provides full map customization capabilities
-#within the Python programming language.
+%package python
+Summary:        Python/Mapscript map making extensions to Python
+Group:          Development/Languages
+Requires:       %{name} = %{version}-%{release}
+
+%description python
+The Python/Mapscript extension provides full map customization capabilities
+within the Python programming language.
 
 %package java
 Summary:        Java/Mapscript map making extensions to Java
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ chmod -x mapscript/php3/mapscript_i.c
 chmod -x mapscript/php3/Makefile.in
 chmod -x mapscript/php3/Makefile.vc
 chmod -x mapscript/php3/php_mapscript.*
-#chmod -x mapscript/python/examples/*.py
+chmod -x mapscript/python/examples/*.py
 chmod -x mapscript/perl/examples/*.pl
 chmod -x mapscript/php3/README.WIN32
 
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ perl Makefile.PL
 make
 
 ## build python
-#cd ../python
-#python setup.py build
+cd ../python
+python setup.py build
 
 # build java
 cd ../java
@@ -205,18 +205,15 @@ pushd mapscript/perl
 make DESTDIR=%{buildroot} pure_vendor_install
 popd
 
-## install python module
-#pushd mapscript/python
-#python setup.py install --root %{buildroot}
-## WORKARROUND: only for python 2.4
-#mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{python_sitearch}/
-#cp build/lib.linux-i686-2.4/mapscript.py %{buildroot}%{python_sitearch}/
-#cp build/lib.linux-i686-2.4/_mapscript.so %{buildroot}%{python_sitearch}/
-## clean up after installing
-#rm -f %{buildroot}/usr/local/python2.4/site-packages/mapscript.py
-#rm -f %{buildroot}/usr/local/python2.4/site-packages/mapscript.pyc
-#rm -f %{buildroot}/usr/local/python2.4/site-packages/_mapscript.so
-#popd
+# install python module
+pushd mapscript/python
+python setup.py install --root %{buildroot}
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{python_sitearch}/
+mv %{buildroot}/usr/local/%{_lib}/python%py_ver/site-packages/*mapscript* %{buildroot}/usr/%{_lib}/python%py_ver/site-packages/
+%if 0%{?suse_version} > 1110 || 0%{?sles_version} > 10
+    mv %{buildroot}/usr/local/%{_lib}/python%py_ver/site-packages/MapScript* %{buildroot}/usr/%{_lib}/python%py_ver/site-packages/
+%endif
+popd
 
 # install java
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_javadir}
@@ -271,15 +268,12 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 %{perl_vendorarch}/auto/mapscript/*
 %{perl_vendorarch}/mapscript.pm
 
-#%files python
-#%defattr(-,root,root)
-#%doc mapscript/python/README
-#%doc mapscript/python/examples
-#%doc mapscript/python/tests
-## FIXME
-## packages are built here but should go to python_sitearch
-##/usr/local/lib64/python2.5/site-packages/*
-#%{python_sitearch}/*
+%files python
+%defattr(-,root,root)
+%doc mapscript/python/README
+%doc mapscript/python/examples
+%doc mapscript/python/tests
+%{python_sitearch}/*
 
 %files java
 %defattr(-,root,root)
@@ -289,11 +283,13 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 %{_javadir}/*.jar
 
 %changelog
+* Sun Feb 27 2011 Angelos Tzotsos <tzotsos@opensuse.org> 5.6.6
+- fixed python package
 * Mon Jan 24 2011 Stephan Holl <stephan.holl@intevation.de> 5.6.6
 - added bug3525_verbose_output.patch to make EXCEPTIONS-output more
   verbose
 * Tue Jan 18 2011 Stephan Holl <stephan.holl@intevation.de> 5.6.6
-- udated to new upstream version of mapserver 5.6.6(see·
+- udated to new upstream version of mapserver 5.6.6(see�
   http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/browser/tags/rel-5-6-6/mapserver/HISTORY.TXT
   for a detailed description of the changes.
 - removed patch for bug #3525 since this is already included in upstreams