diff --git a/recipes-devtools/python/python3_%.bbappend b/recipes-devtools/python/python3_%.bbappend
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..54ea791
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-devtools/python/python3_%.bbappend
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+inherit update-alternatives
+
+ALTERNATIVE_PRIORITY = "80"
+ALTERNATIVE_${PN}-core = "python python_config"
+ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME[python] = "${bindir}/python"
+ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME[python_config] = "${bindir}/python-config"
+ALTERNATIVE_TARGET[python] = "${bindir}/python3"
+ALTERNATIVE_TARGET[python_config] = "${bindir}/python3-config"
diff --git a/recipes-devtools/python/python_%.bbappend b/recipes-devtools/python/python_%.bbappend
index 5248cd7..a737a61 100644
--- a/recipes-devtools/python/python_%.bbappend
+++ b/recipes-devtools/python/python_%.bbappend
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
 EXTRA_OECONF += "\
   --enable-ipv6 \
 "
+
+inherit update-alternatives
+
+ALTERNATIVE_PRIORITY = "100"
+ALTERNATIVE_${PN}-core = "python python_config"
+ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME[python] = "${bindir}/python"
+ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME[python_config] = "${bindir}/python-config"
diff --git a/recipes-ros/catkin/catkin-runtime_0.6.19.bb b/recipes-ros/catkin/catkin-runtime_0.6.19.bb
index 55617cc..2f5256c 100644
--- a/recipes-ros/catkin/catkin-runtime_0.6.19.bb
+++ b/recipes-ros/catkin/catkin-runtime_0.6.19.bb
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ FILES_${PN} = "${PYTHON_SITEPACKAGES_DIR} ${ros_bindir}/catkin_find"
 
 RDEPENDS_${PN}_class-native = ""
 RDEPENDS_${PN} = "\
-    ${PYTHON_PN}-catkin-pkg ${PYTHON_PN}-argparse ${PYTHON_PN}-misc ${PYTHON_PN}-multiprocessing \
-    ${PYTHON_PN}-shell ${PYTHON_PN}-subprocess ${PYTHON_PN}-xml ${PYTHON_PN}-pkgutil"
+    ${PYTHON_PN}-catkin-pkg ${PYTHON_PN}-misc ${PYTHON_PN}-multiprocessing \
+    ${PYTHON_PN}-shell ${PYTHON_PN}-xml ${PYTHON_PN}-pkgutil \
+    ${@'python-argparse python-subprocess' if d.getVar('PYTHON_PN', True) == 'python2' else ''}"
 
 # Delete everything but the python packages in order to avoid
 # that the QA error [installed-vs-shipped] hits on us.
diff --git a/recipes-ros/ros-comm/roslaunch_1.11.21.bb b/recipes-ros/ros-comm/roslaunch_1.11.21.bb
index c643453..6d2fd7e 100644
--- a/recipes-ros/ros-comm/roslaunch_1.11.21.bb
+++ b/recipes-ros/ros-comm/roslaunch_1.11.21.bb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ SRC_URI += "file://0001-increase-rosmaster-timeout.patch \
 ROS_PKG_SUBDIR = "tools"
 
 RDEPENDS_${PN} = "\
-    ${PYTHON_PN}-textutils \
+    ${@'python-textutils' if d.getVar('PYTHON_PN', True) == 'python2' else ''} \
     ${PYTHON_PN}-logging \
     ${PYTHON_PN}-threading \
     ${PYTHON_PN}-rospkg \
diff --git a/recipes-ros/rospack/rospack_2.2.8.bb b/recipes-ros/rospack/rospack_2.2.8.bb
index 1d0d9d8..80a7fed 100644
--- a/recipes-ros/rospack/rospack_2.2.8.bb
+++ b/recipes-ros/rospack/rospack_2.2.8.bb
@@ -13,4 +13,5 @@ SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "a8fecbe03f9757510fe47137642e39a7c31b823d5bf7fa7890acc11691
 
 inherit catkin
 
-RDEPENDS_${PN} = "${PYTHON_PN}-rosdep ${PYTHON_PN}-subprocess"
+RDEPENDS_${PN} = "${PYTHON_PN}-rosdep \
+                  ${@'python-subprocess' if d.getVar('PYTHON_PN', True) == 'python2' else ''}"