diff --git a/packages/python27.rb b/packages/python27.rb
index f550938fe..e367c3908 100644
--- a/packages/python27.rb
+++ b/packages/python27.rb
@@ -3,20 +3,42 @@ require 'package'
 class Python27 < Package
   description 'Python is a programming language that lets you work quickly and integrate systems more effectively.'
   homepage 'https://www.python.org/'
-  version '2.7.13-1'
+  version '2.7.13-2'
   source_url 'https://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.13/Python-2.7.13.tar.xz'
   source_sha1 '18a8f30a0356c751b8d0ea6f76e764cab13ee046'
 
-  depends_on 'bz2'
+  depends_on 'bz2' => :build
   depends_on 'ncurses'
-  depends_on 'openssl'
+  depends_on 'openssl' => :build
+  depends_on 'sqlite' => :build
+  depends_on 'gdbm' => :build
 
   def self.build
-    system "./configure --prefix=/usr/local CPPFLAGS=\"-I/usr/local/include -I/usr/local/include/ncurses\" LDFLAGS=\"-L/usr/local/lib\" CFLAGS=\" -fPIC\" --with-ensurepip=install"
+    system "./configure", "CPPFLAGS=-I/usr/local/include/ncurses -I/usr/local/include/ncursesw", "--with-ensurepip=install", "--enable-shared"
     system "make"
+
+    # strip debug symbols from library
+    system "find . -name '*.so' -print | xargs strip -S" unless @@debug_symbol
   end
 
   def self.install
     system "make", "DESTDIR=#{CREW_DEST_DIR}", "install"
+
+    # strip binary
+    system "strip", "#{CREW_DEST_DIR}/usr/local/bin/python2" unless @@debug_symbol
+
+    # remove static library
+    system "find #{CREW_DEST_DIR}/usr/local -name 'libpython*.a' -print | xargs rm"
+
+    # remove cache (byte-code) files from install package
+    system "find #{CREW_DEST_DIR}/usr/local -name '*.pyc' -o -name '*.pyo' | xargs rm"
+  end
+
+  def self.check
+    # Using /tmp breaks test_distutils, test_subprocess.
+    # Proxy setting breaks test_httpservers, test_ssl,
+    # test_urllib, test_urllib2, test_urllib2_localnet.
+    # So, modifying environment variable to make pass tests.
+    system "TMPDIR=/usr/local/tmp http_proxy= https_proxy= ftp_proxy= make test"
   end
 end