diff --git a/nftables.spec b/nftables.spec
index 6bdd329..1e5dc70 100644
--- a/nftables.spec
+++ b/nftables.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Name:           nftables
 Version:        0.9.2
 #Release:        0.1.%%{snapdate}git%%{?dist}
-Release:        2%{?dist}
+Release:        3%{?dist}
 # Upstream released a 0.100 version, then 0.4. Need Epoch to get back on track.
 Epoch:          1
 Summary:        Netfilter Tables userspace utillites
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ BuildRequires: libmnl-devel
 BuildRequires: gmp-devel
 BuildRequires: readline-devel
 BuildRequires: libnftnl-devel
-BuildRequires: docbook2X
 BuildRequires: systemd
 BuildRequires: asciidoc
 BuildRequires: iptables-devel
 BuildRequires: jansson-devel
+BuildRequires: python3-devel
 
 %description
 Netfilter Tables userspace utilities.
@@ -43,6 +43,14 @@ Requires:       pkgconfig
 %description devel
 Development tools and static libraries and header files for the libnftables library.
 
+%package -n     python3-nftables
+Summary:        Python module providing an interface to libnftables
+Requires:       %{name} = %{epoch}:%{version}-%{release}
+%{?python_provide:%python_provide python3-nftables}
+
+%description -n python3-nftables
+The nftables python module provides an interface to libnftables via ctypes.
+
 %prep
 #setup -q -n nftables-%{snapdate}
 %setup -q
@@ -72,6 +80,12 @@ mkdir -m 700 -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_sysconfdir}/nftables
 chmod 600 $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_sysconfdir}/nftables/*.nft
 chmod 700 $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_sysconfdir}/nftables
 
+# make nftables.py use the real library file name
+# to avoid nftables-devel package dependency
+sofile=$(readlink $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_libdir}/libnftables.so)
+sed -i -e 's/\(sofile=\)".*"/\1"'$sofile'"/' \
+	$RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{python3_sitelib}/nftables/nftables.py
+
 %post
 %systemd_post nftables.service
 %ldconfig_post
@@ -99,9 +113,17 @@ chmod 700 $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_sysconfdir}/nftables
 %{_includedir}/nftables/libnftables.h
 %{_mandir}/man3/libnftables.3*
 
+%files -n python3-nftables
+%{python3_sitelib}/nftables-*.egg-info
+%{python3_sitelib}/nftables/
+
 %changelog
+* Tue Oct 01 2019 Phil Sutter <psutter@redhat.com> - 1:0.9.2-3
+- Drop unneeded docbook2X build dependency
+- Add python3-nftables sub-package
+
 * Fri Aug 23 2019 Kevin Fenzi <kevin@scrye.com> - 0.9.2-2
-- Mobe libnftables section 3 man page to devel package.
+- Move libnftables section 3 man page to devel package.
 
 * Fri Aug 23 2019 Kevin Fenzi <kevin@scrye.com> - 0.9.2-1
 - Update to 0.9.2. Fixes bug #1743223