diff --git a/python/python.patch b/python/python.patch
index 097bdfabbf..fb52773c94 100644
--- a/python/python.patch
+++ b/python/python.patch
@@ -1,35 +1,7 @@
-Index: Include/pyport.h
---- Include/pyport.h.orig	2008-02-14 12:26:18 +0100
-+++ Include/pyport.h	2008-02-25 07:54:15 +0100
-@@ -401,8 +401,12 @@
-  * config to #define Py_HUGE_VAL to something that works on your platform.
-  */
- #ifndef Py_HUGE_VAL
-+#if defined (__SVR4) && defined (__sun)
-+#define Py_HUGE_VAL HUGE
-+#else
- #define Py_HUGE_VAL HUGE_VAL
- #endif
-+#endif
- 
- /* Py_OVERFLOWED(X)
-  * Return 1 iff a libm function overflowed.  Set errno to 0 before calling
-Index: Modules/_ctypes/libffi/configure
---- Modules/_ctypes/libffi/configure.orig	2007-09-05 01:47:16 +0200
-+++ Modules/_ctypes/libffi/configure	2008-02-25 07:54:15 +0100
-@@ -3516,7 +3516,7 @@
- cris-*-*) TARGET=LIBFFI_CRIS; TARGETDIR=cris;;
- s390-*-linux-*) TARGET=S390; TARGETDIR=s390;;
- s390x-*-linux-*) TARGET=S390; TARGETDIR=s390;;
--x86_64-*-linux* | x86_64-*-freebsd* | x86_64-*-kfreebsd*-gnu) TARGET=X86_64; TARGETDIR=x86;;
-+x86_64-*-linux* | amd64-*-freebsd* | x86_64-*-freebsd* | x86_64-*-kfreebsd*-gnu) TARGET=X86_64; TARGETDIR=x86;;
- sh-*-linux* | sh[34]*-*-linux*) TARGET=SH; TARGETDIR=sh;;
- sh-*-rtems*) TARGET=SH; TARGETDIR=sh;;
- sh64-*-linux* | sh5*-*-linux*) TARGET=SH64; TARGETDIR=sh64;;
 Index: configure
---- configure.orig	2008-02-13 20:17:17 +0100
-+++ configure	2008-02-25 07:56:56 +0100
-@@ -3014,9 +3014,9 @@
+--- configure.orig	2008-09-07 21:19:04 +0200
++++ configure	2008-10-02 18:39:15 +0200
+@@ -3098,9 +3098,9 @@
    CFLAGS=$ac_save_CFLAGS
  elif test $ac_cv_prog_cc_g = yes; then
    if test "$GCC" = yes; then
@@ -41,7 +13,7 @@ Index: configure
    fi
  else
    if test "$GCC" = yes; then
-@@ -4442,7 +4442,7 @@
+@@ -4530,7 +4530,7 @@
  		# debug builds.
  		OPT="-g -Wall $STRICT_PROTO"
  	    else
@@ -50,7 +22,7 @@ Index: configure
  	    fi
  	    ;;
  	*)
-@@ -11661,7 +11661,7 @@
+@@ -13198,7 +13198,7 @@
  		then
  			LINKFORSHARED="-Wl,--export-dynamic"
  		fi;;
@@ -60,9 +32,9 @@ Index: configure
  		    if $CC -Xlinker --help 2>&1 | grep export-dynamic >/dev/null
  		    then
 Index: setup.py
---- setup.py.orig	2008-02-05 00:41:02 +0100
-+++ setup.py	2008-02-25 07:54:15 +0100
-@@ -244,8 +244,8 @@
+--- setup.py.orig	2008-09-30 02:15:45 +0200
++++ setup.py	2008-10-02 18:44:21 +0200
+@@ -310,8 +310,8 @@
  
      def detect_modules(self):
          # Ensure that /usr/local is always used
@@ -73,7 +45,7 @@ Index: setup.py
  
          # Add paths specified in the environment variables LDFLAGS and
          # CPPFLAGS for header and library files.
-@@ -521,8 +521,6 @@
+@@ -612,8 +612,6 @@
                                 depends = ['socketmodule.h']) )
          # Detect SSL support for the socket module (via _ssl)
          search_for_ssl_incs_in = [
@@ -82,7 +54,7 @@ Index: setup.py
                               ]
          ssl_incs = find_file('openssl/ssl.h', inc_dirs,
                               search_for_ssl_incs_in
-@@ -533,8 +531,7 @@
+@@ -624,8 +622,7 @@
              if krb5_h:
                  ssl_incs += krb5_h
          ssl_libs = find_library_file(self.compiler, 'ssl',lib_dirs,
@@ -92,19 +64,22 @@ Index: setup.py
                                       ] )
  
          if (ssl_incs is not None and
-@@ -619,11 +616,9 @@
+@@ -740,14 +737,8 @@
          # top of the normal inc_dirs.
          db_inc_paths = [
              '/usr/include/db4',
 -            '/usr/local/include/db4',
              '/opt/sfw/include/db4',
-             '/sw/include/db4',
-             '/usr/include/db3',
+-            '/usr/include/db3',
 -            '/usr/local/include/db3',
-             '/opt/sfw/include/db3',
-             '/sw/include/db3',
+-            '/opt/sfw/include/db3',
+-            # Fink defaults (http://fink.sourceforge.net/)
+             '/sw/include/db4',
+-            '/sw/include/db3',
          ]
-@@ -1242,6 +1237,7 @@
+         # 4.x minor number specific paths
+         for x in gen_db_minor_ver_nums(4):
+@@ -1537,6 +1528,7 @@
                  dotversion = dotversion[:-1] + '.' + dotversion[-1]
              tcl_include_sub = []
              tk_include_sub = []
diff --git a/python/python.spec b/python/python.spec
index 7f09f9f4c4..4289aeb5d1 100644
--- a/python/python.spec
+++ b/python/python.spec
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ Distribution: OpenPKG Community
 Class:        BASE
 Group:        Language
 License:      GPL
-Version:      2.5.2
-Release:      20080304
+Version:      2.6
+Release:      20081002
 
 #   package options
 %option       with_readline      no