diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-traitlets/template b/srcpkgs/python-traitlets/template
index 376eeed49ca..072e530c65a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-traitlets/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-traitlets/template
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 # Template file for 'python-traitlets'
 pkgname=python-traitlets
 version=4.3.1
-revision=2
+revision=3
 noarch=yes
 wrksrc="traitlets-${version}"
 build_style=python-module
-python_versions="2.7 3.4"
-hostmakedepends="python-setuptools python3.4-setuptools"
+hostmakedepends="python-setuptools python3-setuptools"
 depends="python-decorator python-ipython_genutils"
 pycompile_module="traitlets"
 short_desc="Configuration system for Python2 applications"
@@ -20,14 +19,20 @@ post_install() {
 	vlicense COPYING.md LICENSE
 }
 
-python3.4-traitlets_package() {
+python3-traitlets_package() {
 	noarch=yes
-	depends="python3.4-decorator python3.4-ipython_genutils"
-	pycompile_version="3.4"
+	depends="python3-decorator python3-ipython_genutils"
+	replaces="python3.4-traitlets>=0"
 	pycompile_module="traitlets"
-	short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3.4}"
+	short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3}"
 	pkg_install() {
-		vmove usr/lib/python3.4
+		vmove usr/lib/python3*
 		vlicense COPYING.md LICENSE
 	}
 }
+python3.4-traitlets_package() {
+	noarch=yes
+	build_style=meta
+	short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3.4} (transitional dummy package)"
+	depends="python3-traitlets>=${version}_${revision}"
+}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-traitlets b/srcpkgs/python3-traitlets
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..8c3427bfe9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-traitlets
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+python-traitlets
\ No newline at end of file