diff --git a/newt.spec b/newt.spec
index 2c12187..4ec7d3e 100644
--- a/newt.spec
+++ b/newt.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-Summary: A development library for text mode user interfaces
+%{!?python_sitearch: %define python_sitearch %(%{__python} -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print get_python_lib(1)")}
+Summary: A library for text mode user interfaces
 Name: newt
 Version: 0.52.7
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 License: LGPL
 Group: System Environment/Libraries
 # The source for this package was pulled from upstream's vcs.  Use the
@@ -47,6 +48,15 @@ newt.
 The newt-static package contains the static version of the newt library.
 Install it if you need to link statically with libnewt.
 
+%package python
+Summary: Python bindings for newt
+Group: Development/Libraries
+Requires: newt = %{version}-%{release}
+
+%description python
+The newt-python package contains the Python bindings for the newt library
+providing a python API for creating text mode ionterfaces. 
+
 %prep
 %setup -q
 
@@ -75,19 +85,29 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %doc COPYING
 %{_bindir}/whiptail
 %{_libdir}/libnewt.so.*
-%{_libdir}/python?.?/site-packages/*
 %{_mandir}/man1/whiptail.1*
 
 %files devel
 %defattr (-,root,root)
-%doc tutorial.sgml peanuts.py popcorn.py
+%doc tutorial.sgml
 %{_includedir}/newt.h
 %{_libdir}/libnewt.so
 
 %files static
+%defattr(-,root,root)
 %{_libdir}/libnewt.a
 
+%files python
+%defattr(-,root,root)
+%doc peanuts.py popcorn.py
+%{python_sitearch}/*.so
+%{python_sitearch}/*.py*
+
 %changelog
+* Mon Jun 25 2007 Miroslav Lichvar <mlichvar@redhat.com> - 0.52.7-2
+- split python module to -python subpackage (Yanko Kaneti)
+- fix summary
+ 
 * Fri Jun 15 2007 Miroslav Lichvar <mlichvar@redhat.com> - 0.52.7-1
 - add support to snack for multiple selection and border in listbox
   and cursorAtEnd in entry (patch by Shawn Starr)