diff --git a/p/Python/Python-3.6.8-GCC-6.3.0-2.27-base.eb b/p/Python/Python-3.6.8-GCC-6.3.0-2.27-base.eb
index 7cbbb24b..b8b0622d 100644
--- a/p/Python/Python-3.6.8-GCC-6.3.0-2.27-base.eb
+++ b/p/Python/Python-3.6.8-GCC-6.3.0-2.27-base.eb
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ dependencies = [
     #   nice to have an up to date openssl for security reasons
 ]
 
+configopts = '--enable-loadable-sqlite-extensions '
+
 # order is important!
 # package versions updated Feb 25th 2016
 exts_list = [
diff --git a/p/Python/Python-3.7.3.eb b/p/Python/Python-3.7.3.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4ae8b4f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/p/Python/Python-3.7.3.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+# IT4Innovations 2019
+
+name = 'Python'
+version = '3.7.3'
+
+homepage = 'http://python.org/'
+description = """Python is a programming language that lets you work more quickly and integrate your systems
+ more effectively."""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'dummy', 'version': ''}
+toolchainopts = {'pic': True}
+
+source_urls = ['http://www.python.org/ftp/%(namelower)s/%(version)s/']
+sources = [SOURCE_TGZ]
+
+dependencies = [
+    ('bzip2', '1.0.6'),  # required for bz2 package in Python stdlib
+    ('zlib', '1.2.11'),
+    ('libreadline', '8.0'),
+    ('ncurses', '6.1'),
+    ('SQLite', '3.27.2'),
+    ('XZ', '5.2.4'),
+    ('GMP', '6.1.2'),  # required for pycrypto
+    ('libffi', '3.2.1'),  # required for cryptography
+    # OS dependency should be preferred if the os version is more recent then this version,
+    # it's nice to have an up to date openssl for security reasons
+    # Python 3.7 requires OpenSSL >= 1.0.2, uncomment line below if OS version is too old (e.g. CentOS 6)
+    # ('OpenSSL', '1.1.0j'),
+]
+
+configopts = '--enable-loadable-sqlite-extensions '
+
+#osdependencies = [('openssl-devel', 'libssl-dev', 'libopenssl-devel')]
+
+# symlink 'pip' command to 'pip3' that is included with Python installation
+# required so we can update pip to version included in extensions, using pip
+installopts = " && ln -s %(installdir)s/bin/pip3 %(installdir)s/bin/pip"
+
+exts_default_options = {
+    'download_dep_fail': True,
+    'use_pip': True,
+}
+
+# order is important!
+# package versions updated Mar 15th 2019
+exts_list = [
+    ('pip', '19.0.3', {
+        'source_urls': ['https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/p/pip/'],
+        'checksums': ['6e6f197a1abfb45118dbb878b5c859a0edbdd33fd250100bc015b67fded4b9f2'],
+        # don't use --ignore-installed, i.e. let pip remove older pip version included with Python
+        'pip_ignore_installed': False,
+    }),
+    ('setuptools', '40.8.0', {
+        'source_tmpl': '%(name)s-%(version)s.zip',
+        'source_urls': ['https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/s/setuptools/'],
+        'checksums': ['6e4eec90337e849ade7103723b9a99631c1f0d19990d6e8412dc42f5ae8b304d'],
+        # don't use --ignore-installed, i.e. let pip remove older setuptools version included with Python
+        'pip_ignore_installed': False,
+    }),
+    ('nose', '1.3.7', {
+        'source_urls': ['https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/n/nose/'],
+        'checksums': ['f1bffef9cbc82628f6e7d7b40d7e255aefaa1adb6a1b1d26c69a8b79e6208a98'],
+    }),
+]
+
+moduleclass = 'lang'