diff --git a/dev-lang/python/python-2.7.10-r4.ebuild b/dev-lang/python/python-2.7.10-r5.ebuild
similarity index 99%
rename from dev-lang/python/python-2.7.10-r4.ebuild
rename to dev-lang/python/python-2.7.10-r5.ebuild
index ee529588deec5..e4d9824406d66 100644
--- a/dev-lang/python/python-2.7.10-r4.ebuild
+++ b/dev-lang/python/python-2.7.10-r5.ebuild
@@ -337,6 +337,11 @@ src_install() {
 		"${D}${PYTHON_SCRIPTDIR}/2to3" || die
 	ln -s "../../../bin/pydoc${SLOT}" \
 		"${D}${PYTHON_SCRIPTDIR}/pydoc" || die
+	# idle
+	if use tk; then
+		ln -s "../../../bin/idle${PYVER}" \
+			"${D}${PYTHON_SCRIPTDIR}/idle" || die
+	fi
 }
 
 pkg_preinst() {
diff --git a/dev-lang/python/python-2.7.11.ebuild b/dev-lang/python/python-2.7.11-r1.ebuild
similarity index 99%
rename from dev-lang/python/python-2.7.11.ebuild
rename to dev-lang/python/python-2.7.11-r1.ebuild
index f3113c660a293..3cf1079074b2c 100644
--- a/dev-lang/python/python-2.7.11.ebuild
+++ b/dev-lang/python/python-2.7.11-r1.ebuild
@@ -338,6 +338,11 @@ src_install() {
 		"${D}${PYTHON_SCRIPTDIR}/2to3" || die
 	ln -s "../../../bin/pydoc${SLOT}" \
 		"${D}${PYTHON_SCRIPTDIR}/pydoc" || die
+	# idle
+	if use tk; then
+		ln -s "../../../bin/idle${PYVER}" \
+			"${D}${PYTHON_SCRIPTDIR}/idle" || die
+	fi
 }
 
 pkg_preinst() {
diff --git a/dev-lang/python/python-3.3.5-r5.ebuild b/dev-lang/python/python-3.3.5-r6.ebuild
similarity index 96%
rename from dev-lang/python/python-3.3.5-r5.ebuild
rename to dev-lang/python/python-3.3.5-r6.ebuild
index eac97eec48d96..a85ba3c291098 100644
--- a/dev-lang/python/python-3.3.5-r5.ebuild
+++ b/dev-lang/python/python-3.3.5-r6.ebuild
@@ -254,10 +254,14 @@ src_install() {
 
 	# Cheap hack to get version with ABIFLAGS
 	local abiver=$(cd "${ED}usr/include"; echo python*)
-	# Replace python3.X with a symlink if appropriate
 	if [[ ${abiver} != python${PYVER} ]]; then
+		# Replace python3.X with a symlink to python3.Xm
 		rm "${ED}usr/bin/python${PYVER}" || die
 		dosym "${abiver}" "/usr/bin/python${PYVER}"
+		# Create python3.X-config symlink
+		dosym "${abiver}-config" "/usr/bin/python${PYVER}-config"
+		# Create python-3.5m.pc symlink
+		dosym "python-${PYVER}.pc" "/usr/$(get_libdir)/pkgconfig/${abiver/${PYVER}/-${PYVER}}.pc"
 	fi
 
 	if use build; then
@@ -325,10 +329,11 @@ src_install() {
 		"${D}${PYTHON_SCRIPTDIR}/pydoc" || die
 	ln -s "../../../bin/pyvenv-${PYVER}" \
 		"${D}${PYTHON_SCRIPTDIR}/pyvenv" || die
-
-	# Compatibility link for stuff that calls ${PYTHON}-config
-	# Remove this when all revdeps have been fixed to not do that.
-	dosym "${abiver}-config" "/usr/bin/python${PYVER}-config"
+	# idle
+	if use tk; then
+		ln -s "../../../bin/idle${PYVER}" \
+			"${D}${PYTHON_SCRIPTDIR}/idle" || die
+	fi
 }
 
 pkg_preinst() {
diff --git a/dev-lang/python/python-3.4.3-r5.ebuild b/dev-lang/python/python-3.4.3-r6.ebuild
similarity index 96%
rename from dev-lang/python/python-3.4.3-r5.ebuild
rename to dev-lang/python/python-3.4.3-r6.ebuild
index ecdb23d62f790..98549fa3b7284 100644
--- a/dev-lang/python/python-3.4.3-r5.ebuild
+++ b/dev-lang/python/python-3.4.3-r6.ebuild
@@ -241,10 +241,14 @@ src_install() {
 
 	# Cheap hack to get version with ABIFLAGS
 	local abiver=$(cd "${ED}usr/include"; echo python*)
-	# Replace python3.X with a symlink if appropriate
 	if [[ ${abiver} != python${PYVER} ]]; then
+		# Replace python3.X with a symlink to python3.Xm
 		rm "${ED}usr/bin/python${PYVER}" || die
 		dosym "${abiver}" "/usr/bin/python${PYVER}"
+		# Create python3.X-config symlink
+		dosym "${abiver}-config" "/usr/bin/python${PYVER}-config"
+		# Create python-3.5m.pc symlink
+		dosym "python-${PYVER}.pc" "/usr/$(get_libdir)/pkgconfig/${abiver/${PYVER}/-${PYVER}}.pc"
 	fi
 
 	use elibc_uclibc && rm -fr "${libdir}/test"
@@ -308,10 +312,11 @@ src_install() {
 		"${D}${PYTHON_SCRIPTDIR}/pydoc" || die
 	ln -s "../../../bin/pyvenv-${PYVER}" \
 		"${D}${PYTHON_SCRIPTDIR}/pyvenv" || die
-
-	# Compatibility link for stuff that calls ${PYTHON}-config
-	# Remove this when all revdeps have been fixed to not do that.
-	dosym "${abiver}-config" "/usr/bin/python${PYVER}-config"
+	# idle
+	if use tk; then
+		ln -s "../../../bin/idle${PYVER}" \
+			"${D}${PYTHON_SCRIPTDIR}/idle" || die
+	fi
 }
 
 pkg_preinst() {
diff --git a/dev-lang/python/python-3.5.0-r4.ebuild b/dev-lang/python/python-3.5.0-r5.ebuild
similarity index 96%
rename from dev-lang/python/python-3.5.0-r4.ebuild
rename to dev-lang/python/python-3.5.0-r5.ebuild
index df51c6009fdab..2ed98982edbef 100644
--- a/dev-lang/python/python-3.5.0-r4.ebuild
+++ b/dev-lang/python/python-3.5.0-r5.ebuild
@@ -244,10 +244,14 @@ src_install() {
 
 	# Cheap hack to get version with ABIFLAGS
 	local abiver=$(cd "${ED}usr/include"; echo python*)
-	# Replace python3.X with a symlink if appropriate
 	if [[ ${abiver} != python${PYVER} ]]; then
+		# Replace python3.X with a symlink to python3.Xm
 		rm "${ED}usr/bin/python${PYVER}" || die
 		dosym "${abiver}" "/usr/bin/python${PYVER}"
+		# Create python3.X-config symlink
+		dosym "${abiver}-config" "/usr/bin/python${PYVER}-config"
+		# Create python-3.5m.pc symlink
+		dosym "python-${PYVER}.pc" "/usr/$(get_libdir)/pkgconfig/${abiver/${PYVER}/-${PYVER}}.pc"
 	fi
 
 	use elibc_uclibc && rm -fr "${libdir}/test"
@@ -311,10 +315,11 @@ src_install() {
 		"${D}${PYTHON_SCRIPTDIR}/pydoc" || die
 	ln -s "../../../bin/pyvenv-${PYVER}" \
 		"${D}${PYTHON_SCRIPTDIR}/pyvenv" || die
-
-	# Compatibility link for stuff that calls ${PYTHON}-config
-	# Remove this when all revdeps have been fixed to not do that.
-	dosym "${abiver}-config" "/usr/bin/python${PYVER}-config"
+	# idle
+	if use tk; then
+		ln -s "../../../bin/idle${PYVER}" \
+			"${D}${PYTHON_SCRIPTDIR}/idle" || die
+	fi
 }
 
 pkg_preinst() {
diff --git a/dev-lang/python/python-3.5.1.ebuild b/dev-lang/python/python-3.5.1-r1.ebuild
similarity index 96%
rename from dev-lang/python/python-3.5.1.ebuild
rename to dev-lang/python/python-3.5.1-r1.ebuild
index cce4c7da66707..ef7c58e30a945 100644
--- a/dev-lang/python/python-3.5.1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-lang/python/python-3.5.1-r1.ebuild
@@ -244,10 +244,14 @@ src_install() {
 
 	# Cheap hack to get version with ABIFLAGS
 	local abiver=$(cd "${ED}usr/include"; echo python*)
-	# Replace python3.X with a symlink if appropriate
 	if [[ ${abiver} != python${PYVER} ]]; then
+		# Replace python3.X with a symlink to python3.Xm
 		rm "${ED}usr/bin/python${PYVER}" || die
 		dosym "${abiver}" "/usr/bin/python${PYVER}"
+		# Create python3.X-config symlink
+		dosym "${abiver}-config" "/usr/bin/python${PYVER}-config"
+		# Create python-3.5m.pc symlink
+		dosym "python-${PYVER}.pc" "/usr/$(get_libdir)/pkgconfig/${abiver/${PYVER}/-${PYVER}}.pc"
 	fi
 
 	use elibc_uclibc && rm -fr "${libdir}/test"
@@ -311,10 +315,11 @@ src_install() {
 		"${D}${PYTHON_SCRIPTDIR}/pydoc" || die
 	ln -s "../../../bin/pyvenv-${PYVER}" \
 		"${D}${PYTHON_SCRIPTDIR}/pyvenv" || die
-
-	# Compatibility link for stuff that calls ${PYTHON}-config
-	# Remove this when all revdeps have been fixed to not do that.
-	dosym "${abiver}-config" "/usr/bin/python${PYVER}-config"
+	# idle
+	if use tk; then
+		ln -s "../../../bin/idle${PYVER}" \
+			"${D}${PYTHON_SCRIPTDIR}/idle" || die
+	fi
 }
 
 pkg_preinst() {