--- /usr/share/pyconfigure/m4/python.m4	2016-04-27 05:19:12.000000000 +0200
+++ python_pyconfigure.m4	2016-09-01 11:59:49.690623000 +0200
@@ -475,7 +475,10 @@ except:
 else:
     can_use_sysconfig = True
 if can_use_sysconfig:
-    if python_implementation() == "CPython" and sys.version[[:3]] == '2.7':
+    # Can't use sysconfig in CPython > 3.0 in debian since it's broken :
+    # <https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3-defaults/+bug/1408092>
+    if python_implementation() == "CPython" (
+            float(sys.version[[:3]]) > 3.0 or sys.version[[:3]] == '2.7'):
         can_use_sysconfig = False
 if not can_use_sysconfig:        
     from distutils import sysconfig
@@ -644,3 +647,109 @@ m4_ifnblank([$1], [
     ])
 AS_IF([test "$[pc_cv_python_func_]pc_python_safe_mod[_$2]" = "no"], [$5], [$4])
 ])# PC_PYTHON_CHECK_FUNC
+
+# PC_PYTHON_CHECK_MODULE_MATCH_VERSION(LIBRARY, VERSION, [ACTION-IF-FOUND], [ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND)
+# -------------------------------------------------
+# Macro for checking if a Python library with this version is installed
+#
+AC_DEFUN([PC_PYTHON_CHECK_MODULE_MATCH_VERSION],
+[AC_REQUIRE([PC_PROG_PYTHON])[]dnl
+m4_define([pc_python_safe_mod], m4_bpatsubsts($1, [\.], [_]))
+AC_CACHE_CHECK([for Python '$1' library version '$2'],
+    [[pc_cv_python_module_version]pc_python_safe_mod],
+    [AC_LANG_PUSH(Python)[]dnl
+     AC_LINK_IFELSE(
+	[AC_LANG_PROGRAM([dnl
+import sys
+try:
+    import $1
+except:
+    version='no'
+else:
+    for vers_attr in ('__version__', 'version', 'version_info'):
+        if hasattr($1, vers_attr):
+            version = getattr($1, vers_attr)
+            break
+    else:
+        version = 'unknown'
+sys.stdout.write(version)
+], [])], 
+	[[pc_cv_python_module_version]pc_python_safe_mod=`./conftest`],
+	[AC_MSG_FAILURE([failed to run Python program])])
+	AC_LANG_POP(Python)[]dnl
+	])
+
+AS_IF([test "x$[pc_cv_python_module_version]pc_python_safe_mod" = "x$2" ],
+	[$3],
+	[	AS_IF(
+			[test "x$[pc_cv_python_module_version]pc_python_safe_mod" = 'unknown'],
+			AC_MSG_WARN([Unable to fetch version of Python module $1]))
+		[$4]
+	])
+])# PC_PYTHON_CHECK_MODULE_VERSION
+
+
+# PC_PYTHON_CHECK_MODULE_VERSION(LIBRARY, MIN-VERSION, MAX-VERSION, [ACTION-IF-FOUND], [ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND)
+# -------------------------------------------------
+# Macro for checking if a Python library with this version is installed
+#
+AC_DEFUN([PC_PYTHON_CHECK_MODULE_VERSION],
+[AC_REQUIRE([PC_PROG_PYTHON])[]dnl
+m4_define([pc_python_safe_mod], m4_bpatsubsts($1, [\.], [_]))
+m4_append([pc_python_safe_mod], m4_bpatsubsts($2, [\.], [_]))
+m4_append([pc_python_safe_mod], m4_bpatsubsts($3, [\.], [_]))
+AC_CACHE_CHECK(
+    [for Python '$1' library m4_ifnblank([$2],['$2' <= ]) version m4_ifnblank([$3], [<= '$3'])],
+    [[pc_cv_python_module_version]pc_python_safe_mod],
+    [AC_LANG_PUSH(Python)[]dnl
+     AC_LINK_IFELSE(
+	[AC_LANG_PROGRAM([dnl
+import sys
+def cmp_vers(v1,v2):
+    v1 = v1.split('.')
+    v2 = v2.split('.')
+    for i in range(max([len](v1), [len](v2))):
+        v1v = int(v1[[i]] if i < [len](v1) else 0)
+        v2v = int(v2[[i]] if i < [len](v2) else 0)
+        if v1v > v2v:
+            return 1
+        if v1v < v2v:
+            return -1
+    return 0
+try:
+    import $1
+except:
+    result='not found'
+else:
+    result='yes'
+    vmin = '$2'
+    vmax = '$3'
+    for vers_attr in ('__version__', 'version', 'version_info'):
+        if hasattr($1, vers_attr):
+            version = getattr($1, vers_attr)
+            break
+    else:
+        result = 'unknown'
+    if version not in ('unknonwn', 'no'):
+        failmsg = "but "+ version + " found"
+        if [len](vmin) > 0:
+            if cmp_vers(version, vmin) < 0:
+                result = failmsg
+        if [len](vmax) > 0:
+            if cmp_vers(version, vmax) > 0:
+                result = failmsg
+
+sys.stdout.write(result)
+], [])], 
+	[[pc_cv_python_module_version]pc_python_safe_mod=`./conftest`],
+	[AC_MSG_FAILURE([failed to run Python program])])
+	AC_LANG_POP(Python)[]dnl
+	])
+AS_IF(	[test "$[pc_cv_python_module_version]pc_python_safe_mod" = "yes"],
+	[$4],
+	[	AS_IF(
+			[test "x$[pc_cv_python_module_version]pc_python_safe_mod" = 'unknown'],
+			AC_MSG_WARN([Unable to fetch version of Python module $1]))
+		[$5]
+	])
+])# PC_PYTHON_CHECK_MODULE_VERSION