diff --git a/meta-iotqa/lib/oeqa/runtime/programming/python/files/apprt_test_python_helloworld.py b/meta-iotqa/lib/oeqa/runtime/programming/python/files/apprt_test_python_helloworld.py
index b54eee6251..8a3095e1dc 100644
--- a/meta-iotqa/lib/oeqa/runtime/programming/python/files/apprt_test_python_helloworld.py
+++ b/meta-iotqa/lib/oeqa/runtime/programming/python/files/apprt_test_python_helloworld.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # @{
 ##
 
-print 'Hello World!'
+print('Hello World!')
 
 
 ##
diff --git a/meta-iotqa/lib/oeqa/runtime/programming/python/files/apprt_test_python_stdout.py b/meta-iotqa/lib/oeqa/runtime/programming/python/files/apprt_test_python_stdout.py
index 720f0b96b2..fc3881b840 100644
--- a/meta-iotqa/lib/oeqa/runtime/programming/python/files/apprt_test_python_stdout.py
+++ b/meta-iotqa/lib/oeqa/runtime/programming/python/files/apprt_test_python_stdout.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 ##
 
 a = 9.01e+21 - 9.01e+21 + 0.01
-print 'the value of a is %s' % a
+print('the value of a is %s' % a)
 
 ##
 # @}
diff --git a/meta-refkit-core/recipes-devtools/python/python3_%.bbappend b/meta-refkit-core/recipes-devtools/python/python3_%.bbappend
index 166825968b..a2faabda15 100644
--- a/meta-refkit-core/recipes-devtools/python/python3_%.bbappend
+++ b/meta-refkit-core/recipes-devtools/python/python3_%.bbappend
@@ -1 +1,14 @@
 require refkit-python.inc
+
+# This is a temporary solution until OE-core upstream supports alternatives for python
+inherit ${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'refkit-config', 'update-alternatives', '', d)}
+ALTERNATIVE_PRIORITY_refkit-config = "80"
+ALTERNATIVE_${PN}-core_refkit-config = "python python_config"
+
+python () {
+    if bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'refkit-config', True, False, d):
+         d.setVarFlag('ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME', 'python', d.getVar('bindir') + '/python')
+         d.setVarFlag('ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME', 'python_config', d.getVar('bindir') + '/python-config')
+         d.setVarFlag('ALTERNATIVE_TARGET', 'python', d.getVar('bindir') + '/python3')
+         d.setVarFlag('ALTERNATIVE_TARGET', 'python_config', d.getVar('bindir') + '/python3-config')
+}
diff --git a/meta-refkit-core/recipes-devtools/python/python_%.bbappend b/meta-refkit-core/recipes-devtools/python/python_%.bbappend
index 166825968b..3e09aaa0ce 100644
--- a/meta-refkit-core/recipes-devtools/python/python_%.bbappend
+++ b/meta-refkit-core/recipes-devtools/python/python_%.bbappend
@@ -1 +1,12 @@
 require refkit-python.inc
+
+# This is a temporary solution until OE-core upstream supports alternatives for python
+inherit ${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'refkit-config', 'update-alternatives', '', d)}
+ALTERNATIVE_PRIORITY_refkit-config = "100"
+ALTERNATIVE_${PN}-core_refkit-config = "python python_config"
+
+python () {
+    if bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'refkit-config', True, False, d):
+         d.setVarFlag('ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME', 'python', d.getVar('bindir') + '/python')
+         d.setVarFlag('ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME', 'python_config', d.getVar('bindir') + '/python-config')
+}
diff --git a/meta-refkit-core/recipes-sensors/mraa/mraa_git.bb b/meta-refkit-core/recipes-sensors/mraa/mraa_git.bb
index 0ff356091a..1214c79ccb 100644
--- a/meta-refkit-core/recipes-sensors/mraa/mraa_git.bb
+++ b/meta-refkit-core/recipes-sensors/mraa/mraa_git.bb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ SRC_URI = "git://github.com/intel-iot-devkit/${BPN}.git;protocol=http"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
-inherit cmake distutils-base
+inherit cmake distutils3-base
 
 DEPENDS += "json-c"
 
diff --git a/meta-refkit-core/recipes-sensors/upm/upm_git.bb b/meta-refkit-core/recipes-sensors/upm/upm_git.bb
index 50ba17e59e..b38b486feb 100644
--- a/meta-refkit-core/recipes-sensors/upm/upm_git.bb
+++ b/meta-refkit-core/recipes-sensors/upm/upm_git.bb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ SRC_URI = "git://github.com/intel-iot-devkit/${BPN}.git;protocol=http"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
-inherit distutils-base cmake
+inherit distutils3-base cmake
 
 
 # override this in local.conf to get needed bindings.
diff --git a/meta-refkit/conf/distro/include/refkit-supported-recipes.txt b/meta-refkit/conf/distro/include/refkit-supported-recipes.txt
index 8b4e67b83a..5cc88ba66a 100644
--- a/meta-refkit/conf/distro/include/refkit-supported-recipes.txt
+++ b/meta-refkit/conf/distro/include/refkit-supported-recipes.txt
@@ -285,7 +285,6 @@ linux-yocto-rt@core
 linux-yocto@core
 lms8@intel
 log4cxx@ros-layer
-lowpan-tools@networking-layer
 lttng-ust@core
 lvm2@openembedded-layer
 m4@core
@@ -342,11 +341,6 @@ procps@core
 protobuf@openembedded-layer
 ptest-runner@core
 pulseaudio@core
-python-dbus@core
-python-nose@core
-python-numpy@core
-python-pygobject@core
-python-setuptools@core
 python3-catkin-pkg@ros-layer
 python3-dbus@core
 python3-lxml@meta-python