diff --git a/epel-rpm-macros.spec b/epel-rpm-macros.spec
index c7e0bca..bfa095b 100644
--- a/epel-rpm-macros.spec
+++ b/epel-rpm-macros.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           epel-rpm-macros
 Version:        7
-Release:        1
+Release:        2
 Summary:        Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux RPM macros
 
 Group:          System Environment/Base
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 
 %changelog
+* Sat Aug 01 2015 Kevin Fenzi <kevin@scrye.com> 7-2
+- Add python macros. Fixes bug #1241655
+
 * Wed Apr 29 2015 Kevin Fenzi <kevin@scrye.com> 7-1
 - Initial version for epel.
 
diff --git a/macros.epel-rpm-macros b/macros.epel-rpm-macros
index aac000f..2e3fdc3 100644
--- a/macros.epel-rpm-macros
+++ b/macros.epel-rpm-macros
@@ -8,3 +8,66 @@
 #
 %python3_pkgversion 34
 %python3_other_pkgversion 35
+
+#
+# Python macros, see: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1241655
+#
+%py_setup setup.py
+%py_shbang_opts -s
+
+%py_build() %{expand:\
+CFLAGS="%{optflags}" %{__python} %{py_setup} %{?py_setup_args} build --executable="%{__python2} %{py_shbang_opts}" %{?1}\
+}
+
+%py_install() %{expand:\
+CFLAGS="%{optflags}" %{__python} %{py_setup} %{?py_setup_args} install -O1 --skip-build --root %{buildroot} %{?1}\
+}
+
+%python_provide() %{lua:\
+        function string.starts(String,Start)\
+                return string.sub(String,1,string.len(Start))==Start\
+        end\
+        str = rpm.expand("%{?1:%{1}}");\
+        vr = rpm.expand("%{version}-%{release}")
+        if (string.starts(str, "python2-")) then\
+                print("Provides: python-");\
+                print(string.sub(str,9,string.len(str)));\
+                print(" = ");\
+                print(vr);\
+        elseif (string.starts(str, "python3-")) then\
+                --No unversioned provides as python3 is not default\
+        elseif (string.starts(str, "pypy-")) then\
+                --No unversioned provides as pypy is not default\
+        elseif (string.starts(str, "pypy3-")) then\
+                --No unversioned provides as pypy is not default\
+        elseif (string.starts(str, "python-")) then\
+                --Providing the current default python\
+                print("Provides: python2-");\
+                print(string.sub(str,9,string.len(str)));\
+                print(" = ");\
+                print(vr);\
+        else\
+                print("ERROR: ");\
+                print(str);\
+                print("not recognized.");\
+        end\
+}
+
+%py3_shbang_opts -s
+
+%py3_build() %{expand:\
+CFLAGS="%{optflags}" %{__python3} %{py_setup} %{?py_setup_args} build --executable="%{__python3} %{py3_shbang_opts}" %{?1}\
+}
+
+%py3_install() %{expand:\
+CFLAGS="%{optflags}" %{__python3} %{py_setup} %{?py_setup_args} install -O1 --skip-build --root %{buildroot} %{?1}\
+}
+
+%py2_shbang_opts -s
+
+%py2_build() %{expand:\
+CFLAGS="%{optflags}" %{__python2} %{py_setup} %{?py_setup_args} build --executable="%{__python2} %{py2_shbang_opts}" %{?1}\
+}
+
+%py2_install() %{expand:\
+CFLAGS="%{optflags}" %{__python2} %{py_setup} %{?py_setup_args} install -O1 --skip-build --root %{buildroot} %{?1}\