diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 0423097..efbc79e 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ CFLAGS=@CFLAGS@
 LDFLAGS=@LDFLAGS@ @OPENSSL_LDFLAGS@
 CPPFLAGS=@CPPFLAGS@ @OPENSSL_INCLUDES@
 DEFS=@DEFS@
-COMPILE_FLAGS=${CFLAGS} ${CPFLAGS} ${CPPFLAGS} ${DEFS} -Wall -Wextra -Wno-deprecated-declarations -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-omit-frame-pointer -ggdb -Wno-unused-parameter -fPIC
-#TODO re-add -Werror
+COMPILE_FLAGS=${CFLAGS} ${CPFLAGS} ${CPPFLAGS} ${DEFS} -Wall -Werror -Wextra -Wno-deprecated-declarations -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-omit-frame-pointer -ggdb -Wno-unused-parameter -fPIC
 EXTRA_LIBS=@LIBS@ @EXTRA_LIBS@ @OPENSSL_LIBS@
 LOCAL_LDFLAGS=-rdynamic -ggdb -levent ${EXTRA_LIBS}
 LINK_FLAGS=${LDFLAGS} ${LOCAL_LDFLAGS}
diff --git a/autotools.sh b/autotools.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index e180398..0000000
--- a/autotools.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-aclocal ; autoheader; automake ; autoconf
diff --git a/ax_python.m4 b/ax_python.m4
index 5739922..1695480 100644
--- a/ax_python.m4
+++ b/ax_python.m4
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@
 AC_DEFUN([AX_PYTHON],
 [AC_MSG_CHECKING(for python build information)
 AC_MSG_RESULT([])
-for python in python3.4 python3.3 python3.2 python3.1 python3.0 python2.7 python2.6 python2.5 python2.4 python2.3 python2.2 python2.1 python; do
+for python in python3.4 python3.3 python3.2 python3.1 python2.7 python2.6 python3, python2, python; do
+
 AC_CHECK_PROGS(PYTHON_BIN, [$python])
 ax_python_bin=$PYTHON_BIN
 if test x$ax_python_bin != x; then
@@ -87,12 +88,21 @@ AC_MSG_RESULT([    Binary:      $ax_python_bin])
 AC_MSG_RESULT([    Library:     $ax_python_lib])
 AC_MSG_RESULT([    Include Dir: $ax_python_header])
 
+
+PYTHON_FOUND=yes
 if test x$ax_python_header != xno; then
   PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR=$ax_python_header
   AC_SUBST(PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR)
+else 
+  PYTHON_FOUND=no
 fi
+
 if test x$ax_python_lib != xno; then
   PYTHON_LIB=$ax_python_lib
   AC_SUBST(PYTHON_LIB)
+else
+  PYTHON_FOUND=no
 fi
+AC_SUBST(PYTHON_FOUND)
+
 ])dnl
diff --git a/bootstrap b/bootstrap
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..67cea4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bootstrap
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+
+aclocal 
+autoheader
+automake --gnu --add-missing 
+autoconf
diff --git a/config.h.in b/config.h.in
index 72b5487..bb5f2d6 100644
--- a/config.h.in
+++ b/config.h.in
@@ -164,12 +164,12 @@
 /* use lua */
 #undef USE_LUA
 
-/* fixed for correct valgrind work */
-#undef VALGRIND_FIXES
-
 /* use python */
 #undef USE_PYTHON
 
+/* fixed for correct valgrind work */
+#undef VALGRIND_FIXES
+
 /* Define to `int' if <sys/types.h> doesn't define. */
 #undef gid_t
 
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 1408bc9..3eae742 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -624,15 +624,7 @@ EXTRA_LIBS
 LIBOBJS
 PYTHON_CFLAGS
 PYTHON_LIBS
-pkgpyexecdir
-pyexecdir
-pkgpythondir
-pythondir
-PYTHON_PLATFORM
-PYTHON_EXEC_PREFIX
-PYTHON_PREFIX
-PYTHON_VERSION
-PYTHON
+PYTHON_FOUND
 PYTHON_LIB
 PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR
 PYTHON_BIN
@@ -708,8 +700,8 @@ with_zlib
 enable_libconfig
 enable_extf
 enable_liblua
-enable_json
 enable_python
+enable_json
 with_progname
 enable_valgrind
 '
@@ -724,8 +716,7 @@ CPPFLAGS
 CPP
 LUA
 LUA_INCLUDE
-LUA_LIB
-PYTHON'
+LUA_LIB'
 
 
 # Initialize some variables set by options.
@@ -1338,9 +1329,9 @@ Optional Features:
 --enable-libconfig/--disable-libconfig
 --enable-extf/--disable-extf
 --enable-liblua/--disable-liblua
+--enable-python/--disable-python
 --enable-json/--disable-json
 --enable-valgrind/--disable-valgrind
---enable-python/--disable-python
 
 Optional Packages:
   --with-PACKAGE[=ARG]    use PACKAGE [ARG=yes]
@@ -1363,7 +1354,6 @@ Some influential environment variables:
   LUA         The Lua interpreter, e.g. /usr/bin/lua5.1
   LUA_INCLUDE The Lua includes, e.g. -I/usr/include/lua5.1
   LUA_LIB     The Lua library, e.g. -llua5.1
-  PYTHON      the Python interpreter
 
 Use these variables to override the choices made by `configure' or to help
 it to find libraries and programs with nonstandard names/locations.
@@ -5940,14 +5930,25 @@ fi
 
 fi
 
+
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for python" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for python... " >&6; }
 # Check whether --enable-python was given.
 if test "${enable_python+set}" = set; then :
   enableval=$enable_python;
-    { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for python build information" >&5
+    if test "x$enableval" = "xno" ; then
+      { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: disabled" >&5
+$as_echo "disabled" >&6; }
+    else
+      { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: enabled" >&5
+$as_echo "enabled" >&6; }
+
+      { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for python build information" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking for python build information... " >&6; }
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: " >&5
 $as_echo "" >&6; }
-for python in python3.4 python3.3 python3.2 python3.1 python3.0 python2.7 python2.6 python2.5 python2.4 python2.3 python2.2 python2.1 python; do
+for python in python3.4 python3.3 python3.2 python3.1 python2.7 python2.6 python3, python2, python; do
+
 for ac_prog in $python
 do
   # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
@@ -6097,102 +6098,69 @@ $as_echo "    Library:     $ax_python_lib" >&6; }
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result:     Include Dir: $ax_python_header" >&5
 $as_echo "    Include Dir: $ax_python_header" >&6; }
 
+
+PYTHON_FOUND=yes
 if test x$ax_python_header != xno; then
   PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR=$ax_python_header
 
+else
+  PYTHON_FOUND=no
 fi
+
 if test x$ax_python_lib != xno; then
   PYTHON_LIB=$ax_python_lib
 
-fi
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-        if test -n "$PYTHON"; then
-      # If the user set $PYTHON, use it and don't search something else.
-      { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether $PYTHON version is >= 2.7.0" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking whether $PYTHON version is >= 2.7.0... " >&6; }
-      prog="import sys
-# split strings by '.' and convert to numeric.  Append some zeros
-# because we need at least 4 digits for the hex conversion.
-# map returns an iterator in Python 3.0 and a list in 2.x
-minver = list(map(int, '2.7.0'.split('.'))) + [0, 0, 0]
-minverhex = 0
-# xrange is not present in Python 3.0 and range returns an iterator
-for i in list(range(0, 4)): minverhex = (minverhex << 8) + minver[i]
-sys.exit(sys.hexversion < minverhex)"
-  if { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: $PYTHON -c "$prog"" >&5
-   ($PYTHON -c "$prog") >&5 2>&5
-   ac_status=$?
-   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-   (exit $ac_status); }; then :
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
-$as_echo "yes" >&6; }
 else
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-			       as_fn_error $? "Python interpreter is too old" "$LINENO" 5
+  PYTHON_FOUND=no
 fi
-      am_display_PYTHON=$PYTHON
-    else
-      # Otherwise, try each interpreter until we find one that satisfies
-      # VERSION.
-      { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for a Python interpreter with version >= 2.7.0" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for a Python interpreter with version >= 2.7.0... " >&6; }
-if ${am_cv_pathless_PYTHON+:} false; then :
-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
-else
 
-	for am_cv_pathless_PYTHON in python python2 python3 python3.3 python3.2 python3.1 python3.0 python2.7  python2.6 python2.5 python2.4 python2.3 python2.2 python2.1 python2.0 none; do
-	  test "$am_cv_pathless_PYTHON" = none && break
-	  prog="import sys
-# split strings by '.' and convert to numeric.  Append some zeros
-# because we need at least 4 digits for the hex conversion.
-# map returns an iterator in Python 3.0 and a list in 2.x
-minver = list(map(int, '2.7.0'.split('.'))) + [0, 0, 0]
-minverhex = 0
-# xrange is not present in Python 3.0 and range returns an iterator
-for i in list(range(0, 4)): minverhex = (minverhex << 8) + minver[i]
-sys.exit(sys.hexversion < minverhex)"
-  if { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: $am_cv_pathless_PYTHON -c "$prog"" >&5
-   ($am_cv_pathless_PYTHON -c "$prog") >&5 2>&5
-   ac_status=$?
-   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-   (exit $ac_status); }; then :
-  break
-fi
-	done
-fi
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $am_cv_pathless_PYTHON" >&5
-$as_echo "$am_cv_pathless_PYTHON" >&6; }
-      # Set $PYTHON to the absolute path of $am_cv_pathless_PYTHON.
-      if test "$am_cv_pathless_PYTHON" = none; then
-	PYTHON=:
+
+
+
+      if test $PYTHON_FOUND = no ; then
+        as_fn_error $? "No supported python lib version found. Try --disable-python" "$LINENO" 5
       else
-        # Extract the first word of "$am_cv_pathless_PYTHON", so it can be a program name with args.
-set dummy $am_cv_pathless_PYTHON; ac_word=$2
+
+
+        EXTRA_LIBS="${EXTRA_LIBS} -l${PYTHON_LIB}"
+        CPPFLAGS="${CPPFLAGS} -I${PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR}"
+
+$as_echo "#define USE_PYTHON 1" >>confdefs.h
+
+      fi
+    fi
+
+else
+
+      { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: enabled" >&5
+$as_echo "enabled" >&6; }
+
+      { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for python build information" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for python build information... " >&6; }
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: " >&5
+$as_echo "" >&6; }
+for python in python3.4 python3.3 python3.2 python3.1 python2.7 python2.6 python3, python2, python; do
+
+for ac_prog in $python
+do
+  # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
+set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
-if ${ac_cv_path_PYTHON+:} false; then :
+if ${ac_cv_prog_PYTHON_BIN+:} false; then :
   $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
 else
-  case $PYTHON in
-  [\\/]* | ?:[\\/]*)
-  ac_cv_path_PYTHON="$PYTHON" # Let the user override the test with a path.
-  ;;
-  *)
-  as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
+  if test -n "$PYTHON_BIN"; then
+  ac_cv_prog_PYTHON_BIN="$PYTHON_BIN" # Let the user override the test.
+else
+as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
 for as_dir in $PATH
 do
   IFS=$as_save_IFS
   test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
     for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
   if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
-    ac_cv_path_PYTHON="$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"
+    ac_cv_prog_PYTHON_BIN="$ac_prog"
     $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
     break 2
   fi
@@ -6200,185 +6168,164 @@ done
   done
 IFS=$as_save_IFS
 
-  ;;
-esac
 fi
-PYTHON=$ac_cv_path_PYTHON
-if test -n "$PYTHON"; then
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $PYTHON" >&5
-$as_echo "$PYTHON" >&6; }
+fi
+PYTHON_BIN=$ac_cv_prog_PYTHON_BIN
+if test -n "$PYTHON_BIN"; then
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $PYTHON_BIN" >&5
+$as_echo "$PYTHON_BIN" >&6; }
 else
   { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
 $as_echo "no" >&6; }
 fi
 
 
-      fi
-      am_display_PYTHON=$am_cv_pathless_PYTHON
-    fi
+  test -n "$PYTHON_BIN" && break
+done
 
-
-  if test "$PYTHON" = :; then
-      as_fn_error $? "no suitable Python interpreter found" "$LINENO" 5
-  else
-
-
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $am_display_PYTHON version" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for $am_display_PYTHON version... " >&6; }
-if ${am_cv_python_version+:} false; then :
+ax_python_bin=$PYTHON_BIN
+if test x$ax_python_bin != x; then
+   as_ac_Lib=`$as_echo "ac_cv_lib_$ax_python_bin''_main" | $as_tr_sh`
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for main in -l$ax_python_bin" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for main in -l$ax_python_bin... " >&6; }
+if eval \${$as_ac_Lib+:} false; then :
   $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
 else
-  am_cv_python_version=`$PYTHON -c "import sys; sys.stdout.write(sys.version[:3])"`
+  ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
+LIBS="-l$ax_python_bin  $LIBS"
+cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+
+int
+main ()
+{
+return main ();
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
+  eval "$as_ac_Lib=yes"
+else
+  eval "$as_ac_Lib=no"
 fi
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $am_cv_python_version" >&5
-$as_echo "$am_cv_python_version" >&6; }
-  PYTHON_VERSION=$am_cv_python_version
-
-
-
-  PYTHON_PREFIX='${prefix}'
-
-  PYTHON_EXEC_PREFIX='${exec_prefix}'
-
-
-
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $am_display_PYTHON platform" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for $am_display_PYTHON platform... " >&6; }
-if ${am_cv_python_platform+:} false; then :
-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
-else
-  am_cv_python_platform=`$PYTHON -c "import sys; sys.stdout.write(sys.platform)"`
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
+    conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+LIBS=$ac_check_lib_save_LIBS
+fi
+eval ac_res=\$$as_ac_Lib
+	       { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_res" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_res" >&6; }
+if eval test \"x\$"$as_ac_Lib"\" = x"yes"; then :
+  ax_python_lib=$ax_python_bin
+else
+  ax_python_lib=no
 fi
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $am_cv_python_platform" >&5
-$as_echo "$am_cv_python_platform" >&6; }
-  PYTHON_PLATFORM=$am_cv_python_platform
 
-
-  # Just factor out some code duplication.
-  am_python_setup_sysconfig="\
-import sys
-# Prefer sysconfig over distutils.sysconfig, for better compatibility
-# with python 3.x.  See automake bug#10227.
-try:
-    import sysconfig
-except ImportError:
-    can_use_sysconfig = 0
-else:
-    can_use_sysconfig = 1
-# Can't use sysconfig in CPython 2.7, since it's broken in virtualenvs:
-# <https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/issues/118>
-try:
-    from platform import python_implementation
-    if python_implementation() == 'CPython' and sys.version[:3] == '2.7':
-        can_use_sysconfig = 0
-except ImportError:
-    pass"
-
-
-            { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $am_display_PYTHON script directory" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for $am_display_PYTHON script directory... " >&6; }
-if ${am_cv_python_pythondir+:} false; then :
+   if test x$ax_python_lib == xno; then
+     as_ac_Lib=`$as_echo "ac_cv_lib_${ax_python_bin}m''_main" | $as_tr_sh`
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for main in -l${ax_python_bin}m" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for main in -l${ax_python_bin}m... " >&6; }
+if eval \${$as_ac_Lib+:} false; then :
   $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
 else
-  if test "x$prefix" = xNONE
-     then
-       am_py_prefix=$ac_default_prefix
-     else
-       am_py_prefix=$prefix
+  ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
+LIBS="-l${ax_python_bin}m  $LIBS"
+cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+
+int
+main ()
+{
+return main ();
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
+  eval "$as_ac_Lib=yes"
+else
+  eval "$as_ac_Lib=no"
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
+    conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+LIBS=$ac_check_lib_save_LIBS
+fi
+eval ac_res=\$$as_ac_Lib
+	       { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_res" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_res" >&6; }
+if eval test \"x\$"$as_ac_Lib"\" = x"yes"; then :
+  ax_python_lib=${ax_python_bin}m
+else
+  ax_python_lib=no
+fi
+
+   fi
+   if test x$ax_python_lib != xno; then
+     ax_python_header=`$ax_python_bin -c "from distutils.sysconfig import *; print(get_config_var('CONFINCLUDEPY'))"`
+     if test x$ax_python_header != x; then
+       break;
      fi
-     am_cv_python_pythondir=`$PYTHON -c "
-$am_python_setup_sysconfig
-if can_use_sysconfig:
-    sitedir = sysconfig.get_path('purelib', vars={'base':'$am_py_prefix'})
-else:
-    from distutils import sysconfig
-    sitedir = sysconfig.get_python_lib(0, 0, prefix='$am_py_prefix')
-sys.stdout.write(sitedir)"`
-     case $am_cv_python_pythondir in
-     $am_py_prefix*)
-       am__strip_prefix=`echo "$am_py_prefix" | sed 's|.|.|g'`
-       am_cv_python_pythondir=`echo "$am_cv_python_pythondir" | sed "s,^$am__strip_prefix,$PYTHON_PREFIX,"`
-       ;;
-     *)
-       case $am_py_prefix in
-         /usr|/System*) ;;
-         *)
-	  am_cv_python_pythondir=$PYTHON_PREFIX/lib/python$PYTHON_VERSION/site-packages
-	  ;;
-       esac
-       ;;
-     esac
-
+   fi
 fi
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $am_cv_python_pythondir" >&5
-$as_echo "$am_cv_python_pythondir" >&6; }
-  pythondir=$am_cv_python_pythondir
+done
+if test x$ax_python_bin = x; then
+   ax_python_bin=no
+fi
+if test x$ax_python_header = x; then
+   ax_python_header=no
+fi
+if test x$ax_python_lib = x; then
+   ax_python_lib=no
+fi
+
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result:   results of the Python check:" >&5
+$as_echo "  results of the Python check:" >&6; }
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result:     Binary:      $ax_python_bin" >&5
+$as_echo "    Binary:      $ax_python_bin" >&6; }
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result:     Library:     $ax_python_lib" >&5
+$as_echo "    Library:     $ax_python_lib" >&6; }
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result:     Include Dir: $ax_python_header" >&5
+$as_echo "    Include Dir: $ax_python_header" >&6; }
 
 
+PYTHON_FOUND=yes
+if test x$ax_python_header != xno; then
+  PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR=$ax_python_header
 
-  pkgpythondir=\${pythondir}/$PACKAGE
-
-
-        { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $am_display_PYTHON extension module directory" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for $am_display_PYTHON extension module directory... " >&6; }
-if ${am_cv_python_pyexecdir+:} false; then :
-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
 else
-  if test "x$exec_prefix" = xNONE
-     then
-       am_py_exec_prefix=$am_py_prefix
-     else
-       am_py_exec_prefix=$exec_prefix
-     fi
-     am_cv_python_pyexecdir=`$PYTHON -c "
-$am_python_setup_sysconfig
-if can_use_sysconfig:
-    sitedir = sysconfig.get_path('platlib', vars={'platbase':'$am_py_prefix'})
-else:
-    from distutils import sysconfig
-    sitedir = sysconfig.get_python_lib(1, 0, prefix='$am_py_prefix')
-sys.stdout.write(sitedir)"`
-     case $am_cv_python_pyexecdir in
-     $am_py_exec_prefix*)
-       am__strip_prefix=`echo "$am_py_exec_prefix" | sed 's|.|.|g'`
-       am_cv_python_pyexecdir=`echo "$am_cv_python_pyexecdir" | sed "s,^$am__strip_prefix,$PYTHON_EXEC_PREFIX,"`
-       ;;
-     *)
-       case $am_py_exec_prefix in
-         /usr|/System*) ;;
-         *)
-	   am_cv_python_pyexecdir=$PYTHON_EXEC_PREFIX/lib/python$PYTHON_VERSION/site-packages
-	   ;;
-       esac
-       ;;
-     esac
-
+  PYTHON_FOUND=no
+fi
+
+if test x$ax_python_lib != xno; then
+  PYTHON_LIB=$ax_python_lib
+
+else
+  PYTHON_FOUND=no
 fi
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $am_cv_python_pyexecdir" >&5
-$as_echo "$am_cv_python_pyexecdir" >&6; }
-  pyexecdir=$am_cv_python_pyexecdir
 
 
 
-  pkgpyexecdir=\${pyexecdir}/$PACKAGE
+
+      if test $PYTHON_FOUND = no ; then
+        as_fn_error $? "No supported python lib version found. Try --disable-python" "$LINENO" 5
+      else
 
 
-
-  fi
-
-
-    PY_PREFIX=`$PYTHON -c 'import sys ; print sys.prefix'`
-
-
-    EXTRA_LIBS="${EXTRA_LIBS} -l${PYTHON_LIB}"
-    CPPFLAGS="${CPPFLAGS} -I${PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR}"
-
+        EXTRA_LIBS="${EXTRA_LIBS} -l${PYTHON_LIB}"
+        CPPFLAGS="${CPPFLAGS} -I${PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR}"
 
 $as_echo "#define USE_PYTHON 1" >>confdefs.h
 
+      fi
 
 fi
 
+
+
+
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for libjansson" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking for libjansson... " >&6; }
 # Check whether --enable-json was given.
@@ -6499,6 +6446,7 @@ $as_echo "#define USE_JSON 1" >>confdefs.h
 
 fi
 
+
 #check for custom prog name
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking progname" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking progname... " >&6; }
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2379821..a2c09e5 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -94,20 +94,45 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(liblua,[--enable-liblua/--disable-liblua],
         AC_MSG_ERROR([No lua found. Try --disable-liblua])
       ])
   ])
+
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([for python])
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(python,[--enable-python/--disable-python],
   [
-    AX_PYTHON()
-    dnl python checks (you can change the required python version bellow)
-    AM_PATH_PYTHON(2.7.0)
-    PY_PREFIX=`$PYTHON -c 'import sys ; print sys.prefix'`
-    AC_SUBST([PYTHON_LIBS])
-    AC_SUBST([PYTHON_CFLAGS])
-    EXTRA_LIBS="${EXTRA_LIBS} -l${PYTHON_LIB}"
-    CPPFLAGS="${CPPFLAGS} -I${PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR}"
+    if test "x$enableval" = "xno" ; then
+      AC_MSG_RESULT([disabled])
+    else
+      AC_MSG_RESULT([enabled])
 
-    AC_DEFINE(USE_PYTHON,1,[use python])
+      AX_PYTHON()
+      AC_SUBST([PYTHON_FOUND])
+      if test $PYTHON_FOUND = no ; then
+        AC_MSG_ERROR([No supported python lib version found. Try --disable-python])
+      else
+        AC_SUBST([PYTHON_LIBS])
+        AC_SUBST([PYTHON_CFLAGS])
+        EXTRA_LIBS="${EXTRA_LIBS} -l${PYTHON_LIB}"
+        CPPFLAGS="${CPPFLAGS} -I${PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR}"
+        AC_DEFINE(USE_PYTHON,1,[use python])
+      fi
+    fi
+  ],[
+      AC_MSG_RESULT([enabled])
+
+      AX_PYTHON()
+      AC_SUBST([PYTHON_FOUND])
+      if test $PYTHON_FOUND = no ; then
+        AC_MSG_ERROR([No supported python lib version found. Try --disable-python])
+      else
+        AC_SUBST([PYTHON_LIBS])
+        AC_SUBST([PYTHON_CFLAGS])
+        EXTRA_LIBS="${EXTRA_LIBS} -l${PYTHON_LIB}"
+        CPPFLAGS="${CPPFLAGS} -I${PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR}"
+        AC_DEFINE(USE_PYTHON,1,[use python])
+      fi
   ])
 
+
+
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([for libjansson])
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(json,[--enable-json/--disable-json],
   [ 
@@ -124,20 +149,6 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(json,[--enable-json/--disable-json],
     AC_DEFINE(USE_JSON,1,[use json])
   ])
 
-AC_ARG_ENABLE(python,[--enable-python/--disable-python],
-  [
-    AX_PYTHON()
-    dnl python checks (you can change the required python version bellow)
-    AM_PATH_PYTHON(2.7.0)
-    PY_PREFIX=`$PYTHON -c 'import sys ; print sys.prefix'`
-    AC_SUBST([PYTHON_LIBS])
-    AC_SUBST([PYTHON_CFLAGS])
-    EXTRA_LIBS="${EXTRA_LIBS} -l${PYTHON_LIB}"
-    CPPFLAGS="${CPPFLAGS} -I${PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR}"
-
-    AC_DEFINE(USE_PYTHON,1,[use python])
-  ])
-
 #check for custom prog name
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([progname])
 AC_ARG_WITH(progname,[--with-progname=<name>],