diff --git a/subversion-1.12.2-py3tests.patch b/subversion-1.12.2-py3tests.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e526141
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subversion-1.12.2-py3tests.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+
+Fix tests for Python 3.
+
+--- subversion-1.12.2/subversion/tests/cmdline/svnadmin_tests.py.py3tests
++++ subversion-1.12.2/subversion/tests/cmdline/svnadmin_tests.py
+@@ -3859,7 +3859,7 @@
+                                      sbox.repo_url)
+ 
+   dump_lines = svntest.actions.run_and_verify_dump(sbox.repo_dir)
+-  assert propval + '\n' in dump_lines
++  assert bytes(propval, 'utf-8') + b'\n' in dump_lines
+ 
+ def check_recover_prunes_rep_cache(sbox, enable_rep_sharing):
+   """Check 'recover' prunes the rep-cache while enable-rep-sharing is
+--- subversion-1.12.2/subversion/tests/cmdline/svntest/verify.py.py3tests
++++ subversion-1.12.2/subversion/tests/cmdline/svntest/verify.py
+@@ -135,11 +135,17 @@
+       actual = [actual]
+ 
+     if self.match_all:
++      if len(expected) and len(actual) \
++         and type(actual[0]) is bytes and type(expected[0]) is str:
++        actual = [a.decode('utf-8') for a in actual]
+       return expected == actual
+ 
+     i_expected = 0
+     for actual_line in actual:
+-      if expected[i_expected] == actual_line:
++      expected_line = expected[i_expected]
++      if type(actual_line) is bytes and type(expected_line) is str:
++        actual_line == actual_line.decode('utf-8')
++      if expected_line == actual_line:
+         i_expected += 1
+         if i_expected == len(expected):
+           return True
+@@ -475,6 +481,8 @@
+   if actual is not None:
+     logger.warn('ACTUAL %s:', actual_label)
+     for x in actual:
++      if type(x) == bytes:
++        x = x.decode("utf-8")
+       logger.warn('| ' + x.rstrip())
+ 
+ def compare_and_display_lines(message, label, expected, actual,
diff --git a/subversion.spec b/subversion.spec
index a066729..7933add 100644
--- a/subversion.spec
+++ b/subversion.spec
@@ -1,11 +1,19 @@
 # set to zero to avoid running test suite
 
 %bcond_without kwallet
-%bcond_without python2
-%bcond_with python3
 %bcond_without bdb
 %bcond_without tests
+
+# Python 2 for F<32, Python 3 for F>=32
+%if 0%{?fedora} < 32
+%bcond_without python2
+%bcond_with python3
 %bcond_without pyswig
+%else
+%bcond_with python2
+%bcond_without python3
+%bcond_with pyswig
+%endif
 
 %ifarch %{power64} s390x
 %global with_java 0
@@ -37,7 +45,7 @@
 Summary: A Modern Concurrent Version Control System
 Name: subversion
 Version: 1.12.2
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 License: ASL 2.0
 URL: https://subversion.apache.org/
 
@@ -50,6 +58,7 @@ Source6: svnserve.service
 Source7: svnserve.tmpfiles
 Source8: svnserve.sysconf
 Patch1: subversion-1.12.0-linking.patch
+Patch2: subversion-1.12.2-py3tests.patch
 Patch4: subversion-1.8.0-rubybind.patch
 Patch5: subversion-1.8.5-swigplWall.patch
 BuildRequires: autoconf, libtool, texinfo, which
@@ -204,6 +213,9 @@ This package includes supplementary tools for use with Subversion.
 %prep
 %setup -q
 %patch1 -p1 -b .linking
+%if %{with python3}
+%patch2 -p1 -b .py3tests
+%endif
 %patch4 -p1 -b .rubybind
 %patch5 -p1 -b .swigplWall
 
@@ -520,6 +532,9 @@ make check-javahl
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Aug 30 2019 Joe Orton <jorton@redhat.com> - 1.12.2-2
+- switch to Python 3 for F32+ (#1737928)
+
 * Thu Jul 25 2019 Joe Orton <jorton@redhat.com> - 1.12.2-1
 - update to 1.12.2