diff --git a/packages/swig/docs/icons/yap_16x16x32.png b/packages/swig/docs/icons/yap_16x16x32.png
deleted file mode 100755
index 17246436c..000000000
Binary files a/packages/swig/docs/icons/yap_16x16x32.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/packages/swig/python/CMakeLists.txt b/packages/swig/python/CMakeLists.txt
index 51ca9dbdf..f60044b1a 100644
--- a/packages/swig/python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/packages/swig/python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ if (PYTHONLIBS_FOUND)
 
   INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES( ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/CXX)
 
-  SET(CMAKE_SWIG_FLAGS "")
+  SET(CMAKE_SWIG_FLAGS "-py3")
 
   SET_SOURCE_FILES_PROPERTIES(../yap.i PROPERTIES CPLUSPLUS ON)
   SET_SOURCE_FILES_PROPERTIES(../yap.i PROPERTIES SWIG_FLAGS "-includeall")
diff --git a/packages/swig/python/_yap.c b/packages/swig/python/_yap.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f7cd7426e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/swig/python/_yap.c
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+// make Python happy...
+