diff --git a/packages/python/pl2py.c b/packages/python/pl2py.c
index e21d531c2..bfada613b 100644
--- a/packages/python/pl2py.c
+++ b/packages/python/pl2py.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ PyObject *term_to_python(term_t t, bool eval) {
     return o;
   } break;
   case PL_STRING: {
-    char *s;
+    char *s = NULL;
     if (!PL_get_chars(t, &s,
                       REP_UTF8 | CVT_ATOM | CVT_STRING | BUF_DISCARDABLE)) {
       return NULL;
diff --git a/packages/python/pypreds.c b/packages/python/pypreds.c
index d73e45547..7a220f93c 100644
--- a/packages/python/pypreds.c
+++ b/packages/python/pypreds.c
@@ -633,6 +633,7 @@ static int python_import(term_t mname, term_t mod) {
         return false;
       s = stpcpy(s, sa);
       *s++ = '.';
+      s[0] = '\0';
     } else if (!PL_get_nchars(mname, &len, &s,
                               CVT_ALL | CVT_EXCEPTION | REP_UTF8)) {
       return false;
diff --git a/packages/python/python.pl b/packages/python/python.pl
index 2c5fadef4..97e350017 100644
--- a/packages/python/python.pl
+++ b/packages/python/python.pl
@@ -429,4 +429,4 @@ python_assign_field(C1.E, Obj) :-
 	python_eval_term(C1, O1),
 	python_assign_field(O1, E, Obj ).
 
-:- initialization( use_foreign_library(foreign(libpYAPPython), init_python), now ).
+:- initialization( use_foreign_library(foreign(libYAPPython), init_python), now ).
diff --git a/packages/swig/python/CMakeLists.txt b/packages/swig/python/CMakeLists.txt
index 51ca9dbdf..024828c88 100644
--- a/packages/swig/python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/packages/swig/python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ if (PYTHONLIBS_FOUND)
   #SET( CMAKE_SWIG_OUTDIR "yap" )
 
 
-  SWIG_ADD_MODULE(Py2YAP python ../yap.i )
-  SWIG_LINK_LIBRARIES(Py2YAP ${PYTHON_LIBRARIES} Yap++ libYap YAPPython)
-  set_target_properties ( ${SWIG_MODULE_Py2YAP_REAL_NAME} PROPERTIES
-  NO_SONAME ON )
+#  SWIG_ADD_MODULE(Py2YAP python ../yap.i )
+#  SWIG_LINK_LIBRARIES(Py2YAP ${PYTHON_LIBRARIES} Yap++ libYap YAPPython)
+#  set_target_properties ( ${SWIG_MODULE_Py2YAP_REAL_NAME} PROPERTIES
+#  NO_SONAME ON )
 
 
   # execute_process ( COMMAND ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} -c "from distutils import sysconfig; print( sysconfig.get_python_lib( plat_specific=True, prefix='${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}' ) )"
@@ -36,15 +36,15 @@ if (PYTHONLIBS_FOUND)
   # get_filename_component ( _ABS_PYTHON_MODULE_PATH ${_ABS_PYTHON_MODULE_PATH} ABSOLUTE )
   # file ( RELATIVE_PATH _REL_PYTHON_MOULE_PATH ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX} ${_ABS_PYTHON_MODULE_PATH} )
 
-    set ( PYTHON_MODULE_PATH
-      ${_REL_PYTHON_MODULE_PATH}
-      )
+#    set ( PYTHON_MODULE_PATH
+#      ${_REL_PYTHON_MODULE_PATH}
+#      )
 
     set(SETUP_PY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/setup.py")
 
     add_custom_target ( py2yap ALL
       COMMAND ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} setup.py bdist
-      DEPENDS yap.py ${SWIG_MODULE_Py2YAP_REAL_NAME}  )
+      DEPENDS ../yap.py YAPPython  )
 
     
     install(CODE "execute_process(COMMAND ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} ${SETUP_PY} install 
diff --git a/packages/swig/python/setup.py.cmake b/packages/swig/python/setup.py.cmake
index 4c3f9480b..788f06453 100644
--- a/packages/swig/python/setup.py.cmake
+++ b/packages/swig/python/setup.py.cmake
@@ -1,25 +1,34 @@
 from distutils.core import setup, Extension
+import sys
+import os
+import platform
 
+if platform.system() == 'Darwin':
+    my_extra_link_args = ['-Wl,-rpath','${dlls}']
+else:
+    my_extra_link_args = []
+                           
 setup(
     name = "yap",
     version = "0.1",
-    ext_modules=[Extension('_yap', ['${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/packages/swig/python/_yap.c'],    			 
+    ext_modules=[Extension('_yap', ['${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/packages/swig/yap.i'],    			 
                              define_macros = [('MAJOR_VERSION', '1'),
                                               ('MINOR_VERSION', '0'),
                             ('_YAP_NOT_INSTALLED_', '1')],
-                             runtime_library_dirs=['${dlls}'],
+                            runtime_library_dirs=['${dlls}'],
+			    swig_opts=['-modern', '-c++', '-py3','-I${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/CXX'],
                              library_dirs=['../../..','../../../CXX',
 					'../../python',
 					'.'],
-                             libraries=['Yap++','Yap','YAPPython'],
+					extra_link_args=my_extra_link_args,
+					libraries=['Yap++','Yap','YAPPython'],
                              include_dirs=['../../..',
                                          '${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/H',
                                          '${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/H/generated',
                                          '${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/OPTYap',
                                          '${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/os',
                                          '${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include',
-                                         '${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/CXX', '.'],
-				extra_objects = ['${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/_Py2YAP${CMAKE_SHARED_MODULE_SUFFIX}' ]
+                                         '${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/CXX', '.']
     )],
 py_modules = ['yap']
 )