diff --git a/baselibs.conf b/baselibs.conf
index 1752c7e..625899c 100644
--- a/baselibs.conf
+++ b/baselibs.conf
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 libldb1
+pyldb
diff --git a/ldb.changes b/ldb.changes
index 0b20762..dc487b6 100644
--- a/ldb.changes
+++ b/ldb.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Aug 29 10:43:09 UTC 2013 - lmuelle@suse.com
+
+- Consolidate python files in independent pyldb subpackages.
+- Add pyldb to baselibs.conf.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Jul  2 10:31:06 UTC 2013 - lmuelle@suse.com
 
diff --git a/ldb.spec b/ldb.spec
index 3244422..d85f1a7 100644
--- a/ldb.spec
+++ b/ldb.spec
@@ -87,6 +87,26 @@ Group:          Development/Libraries/C and C++
 Tools to manipulate ldb files
 
 
+%package -n pyldb
+Summary:        Python bindings for the LDB library
+Group:          Development/Libraries/Python
+Requires:       %{libldb_name} = %{version}
+PreReq:         /sbin/ldconfig
+
+%description -n pyldb
+This package contains the python bindings for the LDB library.
+
+
+%package -n pyldb-devel
+Summary:        Development files for the Python bindings for the LDB library
+Group:          Development/Libraries/Python
+Requires:       pyldb = %{version}
+
+%description -n pyldb-devel
+This package contains the development files for the Python bindings for the
+LDB library.
+
+
 %prep
 %setup -n ldb-%{version} -q
 
@@ -124,10 +144,13 @@ DESTDIR=${RPM_BUILD_ROOT} make install
 
 %postun -n %{libldb_name} -p /sbin/ldconfig
 
+%post -n pyldb -p /sbin/ldconfig
+
+%postun -n pyldb -p /sbin/ldconfig
+
 %files -n %{libldb_name}
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 %{_libdir}/libldb.so.*
-%{_libdir}/libpyldb-util.so.*
 %dir %{_libdir}/ldb
 %{_libdir}/ldb/asq.so
 %{_libdir}/ldb/paged_results.so
@@ -145,14 +168,10 @@ DESTDIR=${RPM_BUILD_ROOT} make install
 %{_includedir}/ldb_handlers.h
 %{_includedir}/ldb_module.h
 %{_includedir}/ldb_version.h
-%{_includedir}/pyldb.h
 %{_libdir}/libldb.so
 %dir %{_libdir}/ldb
 %{_libdir}/ldb/libldb-cmdline.so
-%{_libdir}/libpyldb-util.so
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/ldb.pc
-%{_libdir}/pkgconfig/pyldb-util.pc
-%{python_sitearch}/ldb.so
 
 %files -n ldb-tools
 %defattr(-,root,root)
@@ -163,4 +182,15 @@ DESTDIR=${RPM_BUILD_ROOT} make install
 %{_bindir}/ldbrename
 %{_bindir}/ldbsearch
 
+%files -n pyldb
+%defattr(-,root,root,-)
+%{python_sitearch}/ldb.so
+%{_libdir}/libpyldb-util.so.*
+
+%files -n pyldb-devel
+%defattr(-,root,root,-)
+%{_includedir}/pyldb.h
+%{_libdir}/libpyldb-util.so
+%{_libdir}/pkgconfig/pyldb-util.pc
+
 %changelog