diff --git a/packages/p/python/xmake.lua b/packages/p/python/xmake.lua
index ea75cc24a..a1cec2c19 100644
--- a/packages/p/python/xmake.lua
+++ b/packages/p/python/xmake.lua
@@ -6,32 +6,46 @@ package("python")
 
     if is_host("windows") then
         if os.arch() == "x64" then
-            set_urls("https://www.python.org/ftp/python/$(version)/python-$(version).amd64.msi")
-            add_versions("2.7.15", "5e85f3c4c209de98480acbf2ba2e71a907fd5567a838ad4b6748c76deb286ad7")
+            set_urls("https://www.python.org/ftp/python/$(version)/python-$(version).amd64.msi", {alias = "py2"})
+            set_urls("https://www.python.org/ftp/python/$(version)/python-$(version)-embed-amd64.zip", {alias = "py3"})
+            add_versions("py2:2.7.15", "5e85f3c4c209de98480acbf2ba2e71a907fd5567a838ad4b6748c76deb286ad7")
+            add_versions("py3:3.7.0", "0cc08f3c74c0112abc2adafd16a534cde12fe7c7aafb42e936d59fd3ab08fcdb")
         else
-            set_urls("https://www.python.org/ftp/python/$(version)/python-$(version).msi")
-            add_versions("2.7.15", "1afa1b10cf491c788baa340066a813d5ec6232561472cfc3af1664dbc6f29f77")
+            set_urls("https://www.python.org/ftp/python/$(version)/python-$(version).msi", {alias = "py2"})
+            set_urls("https://www.python.org/ftp/python/$(version)/python-$(version)-embed-win32.zip", {alias = "py3"})
+            add_versions("py2:2.7.15", "1afa1b10cf491c788baa340066a813d5ec6232561472cfc3af1664dbc6f29f77")
+            add_versions("py3:3.7.0", "9596b23a8db1f945c2e26fe0dc1743e33f3700b4b708c68ea202cf2ac761a736")
         end
     else
         set_urls("https://www.python.org/ftp/python/$(version)/Python-$(version).tgz")
         add_versions("2.7.15", "18617d1f15a380a919d517630a9cd85ce17ea602f9bbdc58ddc672df4b0239db")
+        add_versions("3.7.0", "85bb9feb6863e04fb1700b018d9d42d1caac178559ffa453d7e6a436e259fd0d")
     end
 
     on_build(function (package)
     end)
 
     on_install("windows", function (package)
-        os.mkdir("targetdir")
-        os.vrun("msiexec /a \"%s\" /quiet /qn TARGETDIR=\"%s\"", package:originfile(), path.absolute("targetdir"))
-        os.cp("targetdir/*", package:installdir("bin"))
+        local installdir = package:installdir("share", package:name(), package:version_str())
+        if package:version_str():startswith("2.") then
+            os.mkdir("targetdir")
+            os.vrun("msiexec /a \"%s\" /quiet /qn TARGETDIR=\"%s\"", package:originfile(), path.absolute("targetdir"))
+            os.cp("targetdir/*", installdir)
+            os.cp("targetdir/python.exe", path.join(installdir, "python2.exe"))
+        else
+            os.cp("*", installdir)
+            os.cp("python.exe", path.join(installdir, "python3.exe"))
+        end
+        package:addenv("PATH", path.join("share", package:name(), package:version_str()))
     end)
 
     on_build("macosx", "linux", function (package)
-        os.vrun("./configure --prefix=%s", package:installdir())
-        os.vrun("make")
+        os.vrun("./configure --prefix=%s", package:installdir("share", package:name(), package:version_str()))
+        os.vrun("make -j4")
     end)
 
     on_install("macosx", "linux", function (package)
         os.vrun("make install")
+        package:addenv("PATH", path.join("share", package:name(), package:version_str(), "bin"))
     end)
 
diff --git a/packages/p/python2/xmake.lua b/packages/p/python2/xmake.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..48090a0a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/p/python2/xmake.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package("python2")
+
+    set_kind("binary")
+    set_homepage("https://www.python.org/")
+    set_description("The python programming language.")
+
+    if is_host("windows") then
+        if os.arch() == "x64" then
+            set_urls("https://www.python.org/ftp/python/$(version)/python-$(version).amd64.msi")
+            add_versions("2.7.15", "5e85f3c4c209de98480acbf2ba2e71a907fd5567a838ad4b6748c76deb286ad7")
+        else
+            set_urls("https://www.python.org/ftp/python/$(version)/python-$(version).msi")
+            add_versions("2.7.15", "1afa1b10cf491c788baa340066a813d5ec6232561472cfc3af1664dbc6f29f77")
+        end
+    else
+        set_urls("https://www.python.org/ftp/python/$(version)/Python-$(version).tgz")
+        add_versions("2.7.15", "18617d1f15a380a919d517630a9cd85ce17ea602f9bbdc58ddc672df4b0239db")
+    end
+
+    on_build(function (package)
+    end)
+
+    on_install("windows", function (package)
+        local installdir = package:installdir("share", package:name(), package:version_str())
+        os.mkdir("targetdir")
+        os.vrun("msiexec /a \"%s\" /quiet /qn TARGETDIR=\"%s\"", package:originfile(), path.absolute("targetdir"))
+        os.cp("targetdir/*", installdir)
+        os.cp("targetdir/python.exe", path.join(installdir, "python2.exe"))
+        package:addenv("PATH", path.join("share", package:name(), package:version_str()))
+    end)
+
+    on_build("macosx", "linux", function (package)
+        os.vrun("./configure --prefix=%s", package:installdir("share", package:name(), package:version_str()))
+        os.vrun("make -j4")
+    end)
+
+    on_install("macosx", "linux", function (package)
+        os.vrun("make install")
+        package:addenv("PATH", path.join("share", package:name(), package:version_str(), "bin"))
+    end)
+
diff --git a/packages/p/python3/xmake.lua b/packages/p/python3/xmake.lua
index d9c726d86..cd78d9491 100644
--- a/packages/p/python3/xmake.lua
+++ b/packages/p/python3/xmake.lua
@@ -21,15 +21,19 @@ package("python3")
     end)
 
     on_install("windows", function (package)
-        os.mv("python.exe", path.join(package:installdir("bin"), "python3.exe"))
-        os.cp("*", package:installdir("bin"))
+        local installdir = package:installdir("share", package:name(), package:version_str())
+        os.cp("*", installdir)
+        os.cp("python.exe", path.join(installdir, "python3.exe"))
+        package:addenv("PATH", path.join("share", package:name(), package:version_str()))
     end)
 
     on_build("macosx", "linux", function (package)
-        os.vrun("./configure --prefix=%s", package:installdir())
-        os.vrun("make")
+        os.vrun("./configure --prefix=%s", package:installdir("share", package:name(), package:version_str()))
+        os.vrun("make -j4")
     end)
 
     on_install("macosx", "linux", function (package)
-        os.vrun("make altinstall")
+        os.vrun("make install")
+        package:addenv("PATH", path.join("share", package:name(), package:version_str(), "bin"))
     end)
+