diff --git a/lang/python/README.md b/lang/python/README.md
index 698c09e018..bde643e82f 100644
--- a/lang/python/README.md
+++ b/lang/python/README.md
@@ -228,9 +228,9 @@ endef
 Some considerations here (based on the example above):
 * be sure to make sure that `DEPENDS` are correct for both variants; as seen in the example above, `python-codecs` is needed only for `python-lxml` (see **[note-encodings](#note-encodings)**)
 * consider adding conditional DEPENDS for each variant ; so for each Python[3] package add `+PACKAGE_python-lxml:<dep>` as seen in the above example ; the reason for this is build-time reduction ; if you want to build Python3 only packages, this won't build Python & Python packages + dependencies ; this is a known functionality of OpenWrt build deps
-  * there is an exception to the above consideration: if adding `+PACKAGE_python-lxml` conditional deps creates circular dependencies [for some weird reason], then this can be omitted
+  * this should not happen anymore, but if adding `+PACKAGE_python-lxml` conditional deps creates circular dependencies, then open an issue so this can be resolved again.
 * `VARIANT=python` or `VARIANT=python3` must be added
-* typically each variant package is named `Package/python3-<something>` & `Package/python3-<something>` ; this convention makes things easier to follow, though it could work without naming things this this
+* typically each variant package is named `Package/python-<something>` & `Package/python3-<something>` ; this convention makes things easier to follow, though it could work without naming things this way
 * `TITLE` can be something a bit more verbose/neat ; typically the name is short as seen above
 
 <a name="note-encodings">**note-encodings**</a>: That's because some character encodings are needed, which are present in `python3-base` but not in `python-light` (but are present in `python-codecs`) ; this is because Python3 is designed to be more Unicode friendly than Python2 (it's one of the fundamental differences between the 2), and Python3 won't start without those encodings being present.
@@ -272,12 +272,12 @@ These packages will contain byte-codes and binaries (shared libs & other stuff).
 If a user wishes to ship source code, adding 2 more lines creates 2 more packages that ship Python source code:
 ```
 $(eval $(call PyPackage,python-lxml))
-$(eval $(call PyPackage,python-lxml-src))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,python-lxml))
+$(eval $(call BuildPackage,python-lxml-src))
 
 $(eval $(call Py3Package,python3-lxml))
-$(eval $(call Py3Package,python3-lxml-src))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,python3-lxml))
+$(eval $(call BuildPackage,python3-lxml-src))
 ```
 
 The name `*-src` must be the Python package name; so for `python-lxml-src` a equivalent `python-lxml` name must exist.
diff --git a/lang/python/python-awscli/Makefile b/lang/python/python-awscli/Makefile
index d52faac56e..c290c6ac47 100644
--- a/lang/python/python-awscli/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python-awscli/Makefile
@@ -28,27 +28,27 @@ endef
 
 define Package/python-awscli
 $(call Package/python-awscli/Default)
-  DEPENDS:=+python \
-	+python-yaml \
-	+python-pyasn1 \
-	+python-botocore \
-	+python-rsa \
-	+python-colorama \
-	+python-docutils \
-	+python-s3transfer
+  DEPENDS:=+PACKAGE_python-awscli:python \
+	+PACKAGE_python-awscli:python-yaml \
+	+PACKAGE_python-awscli:python-pyasn1 \
+	+PACKAGE_python-awscli:python-botocore \
+	+PACKAGE_python-awscli:python-rsa \
+	+PACKAGE_python-awscli:python-colorama \
+	+PACKAGE_python-awscli:python-docutils \
+	+PACKAGE_python-awscli:python-s3transfer
   VARIANT:=python
 endef
 
 define Package/python3-awscli
 $(call Package/python-awscli/Default)
-  DEPENDS:=+python3 \
-	+python3-yaml \
-	+python3-pyasn1 \
-	+python3-botocore \
-	+python3-rsa \
-	+python3-colorama \
-	+python3-docutils \
-	+python3-s3transfer
+  DEPENDS:=+PACKAGE_python3-awscli:python3 \
+	+PACKAGE_python3-awscli:python3-yaml \
+	+PACKAGE_python3-awscli:python3-pyasn1 \
+	+PACKAGE_python3-awscli:python3-botocore \
+	+PACKAGE_python3-awscli:python3-rsa \
+	+PACKAGE_python3-awscli:python3-colorama \
+	+PACKAGE_python3-awscli:python3-docutils \
+	+PACKAGE_python3-awscli:python3-s3transfer
   VARIANT:=python3
 endef
 
diff --git a/lang/python/python-botocore/Makefile b/lang/python/python-botocore/Makefile
index 6ebc616cf2..e02c6d61f5 100644
--- a/lang/python/python-botocore/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python-botocore/Makefile
@@ -28,23 +28,23 @@ endef
 
 define Package/python-botocore
 $(call Package/python-botocore/Default)
-  DEPENDS:=+python \
-	+python-urllib3 \
-	+python-docutils \
-	+python-dateutil \
-	+python-jmespath \
-	+python-requests
+  DEPENDS:=+PACKAGE_python-botocore:python \
+	+PACKAGE_python-botocore:python-urllib3 \
+	+PACKAGE_python-botocore:python-docutils \
+	+PACKAGE_python-botocore:python-dateutil \
+	+PACKAGE_python-botocore:python-jmespath \
+	+PACKAGE_python-botocore:python-requests
   VARIANT:=python
 endef
 
 define Package/python3-botocore
 $(call Package/python-botocore/Default)
-  DEPENDS:=+python3 \
-	+python3-urllib3 \
-	+python3-docutils \
-	+python3-dateutil \
-	+python3-jmespath \
-	+python3-requests
+  DEPENDS:=+PACKAGE_python3-botocore:python3 \
+	+PACKAGE_python3-botocore:python3-urllib3 \
+	+PACKAGE_python3-botocore:python3-docutils \
+	+PACKAGE_python3-botocore:python3-dateutil \
+	+PACKAGE_python3-botocore:python3-jmespath \
+	+PACKAGE_python3-botocore:python3-requests
   VARIANT:=python3
 endef
 
diff --git a/lang/python/python-colorama/Makefile b/lang/python/python-colorama/Makefile
index 815708cfbc..c5b8c67f54 100644
--- a/lang/python/python-colorama/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python-colorama/Makefile
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ endef
 
 define Package/python-colorama
 $(call Package/python-colorama/Default)
-  DEPENDS:=+python
+  DEPENDS:=+PACKAGE_python-colorama:python
   VARIANT:=python
 endef
 
 define Package/python3-colorama
 $(call Package/python-colorama/Default)
-  DEPENDS:=+python3
+  DEPENDS:=+PACKAGE_python3-colorama:python3
   VARIANT:=python3
 endef
 
diff --git a/lang/python/python-docutils/Makefile b/lang/python/python-docutils/Makefile
index f7bbe3297a..23500a57a7 100644
--- a/lang/python/python-docutils/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python-docutils/Makefile
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ endef
 
 define Package/python-docutils
 $(call Package/python-docutils/Default)
-  DEPENDS:=+python
+  DEPENDS:=+PACKAGE_python-docutils:python
   VARIANT:=python
 endef
 
 define Package/python3-docutils
 $(call Package/python-docutils/Default)
-  DEPENDS:=+python3
+  DEPENDS:=+PACKAGE_python3-docutils:python3
   VARIANT:=python3
 endef
 
diff --git a/lang/python/python-jmespath/Makefile b/lang/python/python-jmespath/Makefile
index 0e4c3090f2..ce11ca7b23 100644
--- a/lang/python/python-jmespath/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python-jmespath/Makefile
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ endef
 
 define Package/python-jmespath
 $(call Package/python-jmespath/Default)
-  DEPENDS:=+python
+  DEPENDS:=+PACKAGE_python-jmespath:python
   VARIANT:=python
 endef
 
 define Package/python3-jmespath
 $(call Package/python-jmespath/Default)
-  DEPENDS:=+python3
+  DEPENDS:=+PACKAGE_python3-jmespath:python3
   VARIANT:=python3
 endef
 
diff --git a/lang/python/python-ply/Makefile b/lang/python/python-ply/Makefile
index aacaf15d5d..a728e15c8b 100644
--- a/lang/python/python-ply/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python-ply/Makefile
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ endef
 
 define Package/python3-ply
 $(call Package/python-ply/Default)
-  DEPENDS:=+python3-light
+  DEPENDS:=+PACKAGE_python3-ply:python3-light
   VARIANT:=python3
 endef
 
diff --git a/lang/python/python-pyserial/Makefile b/lang/python/python-pyserial/Makefile
index 00b6410f91..8a25c11539 100644
--- a/lang/python/python-pyserial/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python-pyserial/Makefile
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ endef
 define Package/python-pyserial
 $(call Package/python-pyserial/Default)
   TITLE:=python-pyserial
-  DEPENDS:=+python-light
+  DEPENDS:=+PACKAGE_python-pyserial:python-light
   VARIANT:=python
 endef
 
 define Package/python3-pyserial
 $(call Package/python-pyserial/Default)
   TITLE:=python3-pyserial
-  DEPENDS:=+python3-light
+  DEPENDS:=+PACKAGE_python3-pyserial:python3-light
   VARIANT:=python3
 endef
 
diff --git a/lang/python/python-requests/Makefile b/lang/python/python-requests/Makefile
index 3c823893ca..dd6df4fb11 100644
--- a/lang/python/python-requests/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python-requests/Makefile
@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ endef
 define Package/python3-requests
 $(call Package/python-requests/Default)
   DEPENDS:= \
-	  +python3-light  \
-	  +python3-chardet  \
-	  +python3-idna  \
-	  +python3-urllib3  \
-	  +python3-certifi
+	  +PACKAGE_python3-requests:python3-light  \
+	  +PACKAGE_python3-requests:python3-chardet  \
+	  +PACKAGE_python3-requests:python3-idna  \
+	  +PACKAGE_python3-requests:python3-urllib3  \
+	  +PACKAGE_python3-requests:python3-certifi
   VARIANT:=python3
 endef
 
diff --git a/lang/python/python-rsa/Makefile b/lang/python/python-rsa/Makefile
index cb84dfd022..5bd94fc7bc 100644
--- a/lang/python/python-rsa/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python-rsa/Makefile
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ endef
 
 define Package/python-rsa
 $(call Package/python-rsa/Default)
-  DEPENDS:=+python +python-pyasn1
+  DEPENDS:=+PACKAGE_python-rsa:python +PACKAGE_python-rsa:python-pyasn1
   VARIANT:=python
 endef
 
 define Package/python3-rsa
 $(call Package/python-rsa/Default)
-  DEPENDS:=+python3 +python3-pyasn1
+  DEPENDS:=+PACKAGE_python3-rsa:python3 +PACKAGE_python3-rsa:python3-pyasn1
   VARIANT:=python3
 endef
 
diff --git a/lang/python/python-s3transfer/Makefile b/lang/python/python-s3transfer/Makefile
index a50f1b4185..255b5b678f 100644
--- a/lang/python/python-s3transfer/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python-s3transfer/Makefile
@@ -28,13 +28,18 @@ endef
 
 define Package/python-s3transfer
 $(call Package/python-s3transfer/Default)
-  DEPENDS:=+python +python-botocore +python-futures
+  DEPENDS:= \
+	+PACKAGE_python-s3transfer:python \
+	+PACKAGE_python-s3transfer:python-botocore \
+	+PACKAGE_python-s3transfer:python-futures
   VARIANT:=python
 endef
 
 define Package/python3-s3transfer
 $(call Package/python-s3transfer/Default)
-  DEPENDS:=+python3 +python3-botocore
+  DEPENDS:= \
+	+PACKAGE_python3-s3transfer:python3 \
+	+PACKAGE_python3-s3transfer:python3-botocore
   VARIANT:=python3
 endef
 
diff --git a/lang/python/python-simplejson/Makefile b/lang/python/python-simplejson/Makefile
index 11a66a117d..3ba4a6764c 100644
--- a/lang/python/python-simplejson/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python-simplejson/Makefile
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ endef
 define Package/python-simplejson
 $(call Package/python-simplejson/Default)
   TITLE:=Simple, fast, extensible JSON encoder/decoder for Python 2
-  DEPENDS:=+python-light
+  DEPENDS:=+PACKAGE_python-simplejson:python-light
   VARIANT:=python
 endef