diff --git a/dev-python/pyqt/python3_pyqt-5.5.1.recipe b/dev-python/pyqt/python3_pyqt-5.5.1.recipe
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..814f60140
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-python/pyqt/python3_pyqt-5.5.1.recipe
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+SUMMARY="Python v2 and v3 bindings for Qt application framework"
+DESCRIPTION="PyQt combines all the advantages of Qt and Python. A programmer \
+has all the power of Qt, but is able to exploit it with the \
+simplicity of Python."
+HOMEPAGE="http://www.riverbankcomputing.com/software/pyqt/"
+COPYRIGHT="2015 Riverbank Computing Limited"
+LICENSE="GNU GPL v3"
+REVISION="1"
+SOURCE_URI="http://sourceforge.net/projects/pyqt/files/PyQt5/PyQt-$portVersion/PyQt-gpl-$portVersion.tar.gz"
+CHECKSUM_SHA256="0a70ef94fbffcf674b0dde024aae2a2a7a3f5a8c42806109ff7df2c941bd8386"
+SOURCE_DIR="PyQt-gpl-$portVersion"
+
+ARCHITECTURES="x86 !x86_gcc2 x86_64"
+SECONDARY_ARCHITECTURES="x86"
+
+PROVIDES="
+	python3_pyqt${secondaryArchSuffix} = $portVersion
+	python3_dateutil${secondaryArchSuffix}
+	cmd:pylupdate5${secondaryArchSuffix}
+	cmd:pyrcc5${secondaryArchSuffix}
+	cmd:pyuic5${secondaryArchSuffix}
+	"
+REQUIRES="
+	haiku${secondaryArchSuffix}
+	lib:libqt5${secondaryArchSuffix}
+	lib:libGL${secondaryArchSuffix}
+	python3_sip
+	cmd:python3
+	"
+
+BUILD_REQUIRES="
+	haiku${secondaryArchSuffix}_devel
+	python3_setuptools
+	python3_sip
+	devel:libqt5${secondaryArchSuffix}
+	devel:libGL${secondaryArchSuffix}
+	"
+BUILD_PREREQUIRES="
+	cmd:python3
+	cmd:gcc${secondaryArchSuffix}
+	cmd:make
+	cmd:ld${secondaryArchSuffix}
+	cmd:qmake${secondaryArchSuffix}
+	"
+
+BUILD()
+{
+	# GENERIC: all python_setuptools-based installs need this
+	python=$portPackageLinksDir/cmd~python3/bin/python3
+	pythonVersion=$($python --version 2>&1 | sed 's/Python //' | head -c3)
+	installLocation=$prefix/lib/python$pythonVersion/vendor-packages/
+	export PYTHONPATH=$installLocation:$PYTHONPATH
+
+	$portPackageLinksDir/cmd~python3/bin/python3 configure.py \
+		--confirm-license \
+		--no-designer-plugin \
+		--no-qml-plugin \
+		--bindir=$binDir \
+		--destdir=$installLocation \
+		--sipdir=$dataDir \
+		--sip=$portPackageLinksDir/python3_sip/bin/sip \
+		#--verbose \
+		#--sipdir=
+
+	make $jobArgs
+}
+
+INSTALL()
+{
+	# GENERIC: all python_setuptools-based installs need this
+	python=$portPackageLinksDir/cmd~python3/bin/python3
+	pythonVersion=$($python --version 2>&1 | sed 's/Python //' | head -c3)
+	installLocation=$prefix/lib/python$pythonVersion/vendor-packages/
+	export PYTHONPATH=$installLocation:$PYTHONPATH
+
+	mkdir -p $installLocation
+	make install
+}
diff --git a/dev-python/pyqt/pyqt-5.5.1.recipe b/dev-python/pyqt/python_pyqt-5.5.1.recipe
similarity index 62%
rename from dev-python/pyqt/pyqt-5.5.1.recipe
rename to dev-python/pyqt/python_pyqt-5.5.1.recipe
index 22e02c148..bd8208b49 100644
--- a/dev-python/pyqt/pyqt-5.5.1.recipe
+++ b/dev-python/pyqt/python_pyqt-5.5.1.recipe
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ HOMEPAGE="http://www.riverbankcomputing.com/software/pyqt/"
 COPYRIGHT="2015 Riverbank Computing Limited"
 LICENSE="GNU GPL v3"
 REVISION="1"
-SOURCE_URI="http://sourceforge.net/projects/pyqt/files/PyQt5/PyQt-5.5.1/PyQt-gpl-$portVersion.tar.gz"
+SOURCE_URI="http://sourceforge.net/projects/pyqt/files/PyQt5/PyQt-$portVersion/PyQt-gpl-$portVersion.tar.gz"
 CHECKSUM_SHA256="0a70ef94fbffcf674b0dde024aae2a2a7a3f5a8c42806109ff7df2c941bd8386"
 SOURCE_DIR="PyQt-gpl-$portVersion"
 
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ ARCHITECTURES="x86 !x86_gcc2 x86_64"
 SECONDARY_ARCHITECTURES="x86"
 
 PROVIDES="
-	pyqt${secondaryArchSuffix} = $portVersion
+	python_pyqt${secondaryArchSuffix} = $portVersion
 	python_dateutil${secondaryArchSuffix}
 	cmd:pylupdate5${secondaryArchSuffix}
 	cmd:pyrcc5${secondaryArchSuffix}
@@ -22,38 +22,36 @@ PROVIDES="
 	"
 REQUIRES="
 	haiku${secondaryArchSuffix}
+	python_sip
 	lib:libqt5${secondaryArchSuffix}
 	lib:libGL${secondaryArchSuffix}
-	cmd:sip
-	cmd:python
-	icu55${secondaryArchSuffix}
+	cmd:python2
 	"
 
 BUILD_REQUIRES="
 	haiku${secondaryArchSuffix}_devel
 	python_setuptools
-	qt5${secondaryArchSuffix}_devel
-	cmd:sip
+	python_sip
+	devel:libqt5${secondaryArchSuffix}
 	devel:libGL${secondaryArchSuffix}
-	icu55${secondaryArchSuffix}_devel
 	"
 BUILD_PREREQUIRES="
-	cmd:python
+	cmd:python2
 	cmd:gcc${secondaryArchSuffix}
 	cmd:make
 	cmd:ld${secondaryArchSuffix}
 	cmd:qmake${secondaryArchSuffix}
 	"
 
-# GENERIC: all python_setuptools-based installs need this
-python=$portPackageLinksDir/cmd~python/bin/python
-pythonVersion=$($python --version 2>&1 | sed 's/Python //' | head -c3)
-installLocation=$prefix/lib/python$pythonVersion/vendor-packages/
-export PYTHONPATH=$installLocation:$PYTHONPATH
-
 BUILD()
 {
-	$portPackageLinksDir/cmd~python/bin/python configure.py \
+	# GENERIC: all python_setuptools-based installs need this
+	python=$portPackageLinksDir/cmd~python2/bin/python2
+	pythonVersion=$($python --version 2>&1 | sed 's/Python //' | head -c3)
+	installLocation=$prefix/lib/python$pythonVersion/vendor-packages/
+	export PYTHONPATH=$installLocation:$PYTHONPATH
+
+	$portPackageLinksDir/cmd~python2/bin/python2 configure.py \
 		--confirm-license \
 		--no-designer-plugin \
 		--no-qml-plugin \
@@ -69,6 +67,12 @@ BUILD()
 
 INSTALL()
 {
+	# GENERIC: all python_setuptools-based installs need this
+	python=$portPackageLinksDir/cmd~python2/bin/python2
+	pythonVersion=$($python --version 2>&1 | sed 's/Python //' | head -c3)
+	installLocation=$prefix/lib/python$pythonVersion/vendor-packages/
+	export PYTHONPATH=$installLocation:$PYTHONPATH
+
 	mkdir -p $installLocation
 	make install
 }