diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines-linux.yml b/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines-linux.yml
index 56857c74..aef462c4 100755
--- a/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines-linux.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines-linux.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@ jobs:
       linux_aarch64_:
         CONFIG: linux_aarch64_
         UPLOAD_PACKAGES: 'True'
-        DOCKER_IMAGE: quay.io/condaforge/linux-anvil-aarch64
+        DOCKER_IMAGE: quay.io/condaforge/linux-anvil-cos7-x86_64
+      linux_ppc64le_:
+        CONFIG: linux_ppc64le_
+        UPLOAD_PACKAGES: 'True'
+        DOCKER_IMAGE: quay.io/condaforge/linux-anvil-cos7-x86_64
   timeoutInMinutes: 360
   variables: {}
 
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines-osx.yml b/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines-osx.yml
index 730a6268..7708e23e 100755
--- a/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines-osx.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines-osx.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 jobs:
 - job: osx
   pool:
-    vmImage: macOS-11
+    vmImage: macOS-12
   strategy:
     matrix:
       osx_64_:
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines-win.yml b/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines-win.yml
index d609fcdf..204327b7 100755
--- a/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines-win.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines-win.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
         scriptSource: inline
         script: |
           import urllib.request
-          url = 'https://github.com/conda-forge/miniforge/releases/latest/download/Mambaforge-Windows-x86_64.exe'
+          url = 'https://github.com/conda-forge/miniforge/releases/latest/download/Miniforge3-Windows-x86_64.exe'
           path = r"$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/Miniforge.exe"
           urllib.request.urlretrieve(url, path)
 
diff --git a/.ci_support/linux_64_.yaml b/.ci_support/linux_64_.yaml
index 260fa180..68f05c7a 100644
--- a/.ci_support/linux_64_.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/linux_64_.yaml
@@ -3,9 +3,13 @@ bzip2:
 c_compiler:
 - gcc
 c_compiler_version:
-- '12'
+- '13'
+c_stdlib:
+- sysroot
+c_stdlib_version:
+- '2.17'
 cdt_name:
-- cos6
+- cos7
 channel_sources:
 - conda-forge
 channel_targets:
@@ -13,7 +17,7 @@ channel_targets:
 cxx_compiler:
 - gxx
 cxx_compiler_version:
-- '12'
+- '13'
 docker_image:
 - quay.io/condaforge/linux-anvil-cos7-x86_64
 libffi:
@@ -43,5 +47,7 @@ xz:
 zip_keys:
 - - c_compiler_version
   - cxx_compiler_version
+- - c_stdlib_version
+  - cdt_name
 zlib:
-- '1.2'
+- '1'
diff --git a/.ci_support/linux_aarch64_.yaml b/.ci_support/linux_aarch64_.yaml
index 68dc6817..c590daba 100644
--- a/.ci_support/linux_aarch64_.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/linux_aarch64_.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ bzip2:
 c_compiler:
 - gcc
 c_compiler_version:
-- '12'
+- '13'
+c_stdlib:
+- sysroot
+c_stdlib_version:
+- '2.17'
 cdt_arch:
 - aarch64
 cdt_name:
@@ -17,9 +21,9 @@ channel_targets:
 cxx_compiler:
 - gxx
 cxx_compiler_version:
-- '12'
+- '13'
 docker_image:
-- quay.io/condaforge/linux-anvil-aarch64
+- quay.io/condaforge/linux-anvil-cos7-x86_64
 libffi:
 - '3.4'
 libuuid:
@@ -47,5 +51,7 @@ xz:
 zip_keys:
 - - c_compiler_version
   - cxx_compiler_version
+- - c_stdlib_version
+  - cdt_name
 zlib:
-- '1.2'
+- '1'
diff --git a/.ci_support/linux_ppc64le_.yaml b/.ci_support/linux_ppc64le_.yaml
index 0fa62c5a..8b498035 100644
--- a/.ci_support/linux_ppc64le_.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/linux_ppc64le_.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@ bzip2:
 c_compiler:
 - gcc
 c_compiler_version:
-- '12'
+- '13'
+c_stdlib:
+- sysroot
+c_stdlib_version:
+- '2.17'
 cdt_name:
 - cos7
 channel_sources:
@@ -13,9 +17,9 @@ channel_targets:
 cxx_compiler:
 - gxx
 cxx_compiler_version:
-- '12'
+- '13'
 docker_image:
-- quay.io/condaforge/linux-anvil-ppc64le
+- quay.io/condaforge/linux-anvil-cos7-x86_64
 libffi:
 - '3.4'
 libuuid:
@@ -41,5 +45,7 @@ xz:
 zip_keys:
 - - c_compiler_version
   - cxx_compiler_version
+- - c_stdlib_version
+  - cdt_name
 zlib:
-- '1.2'
+- '1'
diff --git a/.ci_support/osx_64_.yaml b/.ci_support/osx_64_.yaml
index 1bd98e89..f76e5f60 100644
--- a/.ci_support/osx_64_.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/osx_64_.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET:
-- '10.9'
+- '10.13'
 MACOSX_SDK_VERSION:
 - '11.0'
 bzip2:
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@ bzip2:
 c_compiler:
 - clang
 c_compiler_version:
-- '16'
+- '17'
+c_stdlib:
+- macosx_deployment_target
+c_stdlib_version:
+- '10.13'
 channel_sources:
 - conda-forge
 channel_targets:
@@ -15,7 +19,7 @@ channel_targets:
 cxx_compiler:
 - clangxx
 cxx_compiler_version:
-- '16'
+- '17'
 libffi:
 - '3.4'
 macos_machine:
@@ -44,4 +48,4 @@ zip_keys:
 - - c_compiler_version
   - cxx_compiler_version
 zlib:
-- '1.2'
+- '1'
diff --git a/.ci_support/osx_arm64_.yaml b/.ci_support/osx_arm64_.yaml
index 913dfcb9..77bc942a 100644
--- a/.ci_support/osx_arm64_.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/osx_arm64_.yaml
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
 MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET:
 - '11.0'
+MACOSX_SDK_VERSION:
+- '11.0'
 bzip2:
 - '1'
 c_compiler:
 - clang
 c_compiler_version:
-- '16'
+- '17'
+c_stdlib:
+- macosx_deployment_target
+c_stdlib_version:
+- '11.0'
 channel_sources:
 - conda-forge
 channel_targets:
@@ -13,7 +19,7 @@ channel_targets:
 cxx_compiler:
 - clangxx
 cxx_compiler_version:
-- '16'
+- '17'
 libffi:
 - '3.4'
 macos_machine:
@@ -42,4 +48,4 @@ zip_keys:
 - - c_compiler_version
   - cxx_compiler_version
 zlib:
-- '1.2'
+- '1'
diff --git a/.ci_support/win_64_.yaml b/.ci_support/win_64_.yaml
index 3aeb688e..d673cf68 100644
--- a/.ci_support/win_64_.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/win_64_.yaml
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 bzip2:
 - '1'
 c_compiler:
-- vs2017
+- vs2019
+c_stdlib:
+- vs
 channel_sources:
 - conda-forge
 channel_targets:
 - conda-forge main
 cxx_compiler:
-- vs2017
+- vs2019
 libffi:
 - '3.4'
 openssl:
@@ -27,4 +29,4 @@ tk:
 xz:
 - '5'
 zlib:
-- '1.2'
+- '1'
diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 7f327638..18f114a1 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ bld.bat text eol=crlf
 .travis.yml linguist-generated=true
 .scripts/* linguist-generated=true
 .woodpecker.yml linguist-generated=true
-LICENSE.txt linguist-generated=true
-README.md linguist-generated=true
+/LICENSE.txt linguist-generated=true
+/README.md linguist-generated=true
 azure-pipelines.yml linguist-generated=true
 build-locally.py linguist-generated=true
 shippable.yml linguist-generated=true
diff --git a/.scripts/build_steps.sh b/.scripts/build_steps.sh
index e3deaae4..f387b25b 100755
--- a/.scripts/build_steps.sh
+++ b/.scripts/build_steps.sh
@@ -43,13 +43,19 @@ setup_conda_rc "${FEEDSTOCK_ROOT}" "${RECIPE_ROOT}" "${CONFIG_FILE}"
 
 source run_conda_forge_build_setup
 
+(
+# Due to https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1537564 old versions of rpm
+# are drastically slowed down when the number of file descriptors is very high.
+# This can be visible during a `yum install` step of a feedstock build.
+# => Set a lower limit in a subshell for the `yum install`s only.
+ulimit -n 1024
 
 # Install the yum requirements defined canonically in the
 # "recipe/yum_requirements.txt" file. After updating that file,
 # run "conda smithy rerender" and this line will be updated
 # automatically.
-/usr/bin/sudo -n yum install -y libx11 libXext-devel libXrender-devel libSM-devel libX11-devel
-
+/usr/bin/sudo -n yum install -y libX11 libxcb libxau
+)
 
 # make the build number clobber
 make_build_number "${FEEDSTOCK_ROOT}" "${RECIPE_ROOT}" "${CONFIG_FILE}"
@@ -80,6 +86,12 @@ else
         --suppress-variables ${EXTRA_CB_OPTIONS:-} \
         --clobber-file "${CI_SUPPORT}/clobber_${CONFIG}.yaml" \
         --extra-meta flow_run_id="${flow_run_id:-}" remote_url="${remote_url:-}" sha="${sha:-}"
+    ( startgroup "Inspecting artifacts" ) 2> /dev/null
+
+    # inspect_artifacts was only added in conda-forge-ci-setup 4.6.0
+    command -v inspect_artifacts >/dev/null 2>&1 && inspect_artifacts || echo "inspect_artifacts needs conda-forge-ci-setup >=4.6.0"
+
+    ( endgroup "Inspecting artifacts" ) 2> /dev/null
     ( startgroup "Validating outputs" ) 2> /dev/null
 
     validate_recipe_outputs "${FEEDSTOCK_NAME}"
diff --git a/.scripts/run_osx_build.sh b/.scripts/run_osx_build.sh
index 07dff219..420f051c 100755
--- a/.scripts/run_osx_build.sh
+++ b/.scripts/run_osx_build.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ MINIFORGE_HOME=${MINIFORGE_HOME:-${HOME}/miniforge3}
 ( startgroup "Installing a fresh version of Miniforge" ) 2> /dev/null
 
 MINIFORGE_URL="https://github.com/conda-forge/miniforge/releases/latest/download"
-MINIFORGE_FILE="Mambaforge-MacOSX-$(uname -m).sh"
+MINIFORGE_FILE="Miniforge3-MacOSX-$(uname -m).sh"
 curl -L -O "${MINIFORGE_URL}/${MINIFORGE_FILE}"
 rm -rf ${MINIFORGE_HOME}
 bash $MINIFORGE_FILE -b -p ${MINIFORGE_HOME}
@@ -85,6 +85,13 @@ else
         --suppress-variables ${EXTRA_CB_OPTIONS:-} \
         --clobber-file ./.ci_support/clobber_${CONFIG}.yaml \
         --extra-meta flow_run_id="$flow_run_id" remote_url="$remote_url" sha="$sha"
+
+    ( startgroup "Inspecting artifacts" ) 2> /dev/null
+
+    # inspect_artifacts was only added in conda-forge-ci-setup 4.6.0
+    command -v inspect_artifacts >/dev/null 2>&1 && inspect_artifacts || echo "inspect_artifacts needs conda-forge-ci-setup >=4.6.0"
+
+    ( endgroup "Inspecting artifacts" ) 2> /dev/null
     ( startgroup "Validating outputs" ) 2> /dev/null
 
     validate_recipe_outputs "${FEEDSTOCK_NAME}"
diff --git a/.scripts/run_win_build.bat b/.scripts/run_win_build.bat
index 6d546976..a45c34fd 100755
--- a/.scripts/run_win_build.bat
+++ b/.scripts/run_win_build.bat
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ set "CONDA_LIBMAMBA_SOLVER_NO_CHANNELS_FROM_INSTALLED=1"
 
 :: Provision the necessary dependencies to build the recipe later
 echo Installing dependencies
-mamba.exe install "python=3.10" pip mamba conda-build conda-forge-ci-setup=4 "conda-build>=24.1" -c conda-forge --strict-channel-priority --yes
+mamba.exe install pip mamba conda-build conda-forge-ci-setup=4 "conda-build>=24.1" -c conda-forge --strict-channel-priority --yes
 if !errorlevel! neq 0 exit /b !errorlevel!
 
 :: Set basic configuration
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ if NOT [%HOST_PLATFORM%] == [%BUILD_PLATFORM%] (
 )
 
 if NOT [%flow_run_id%] == [] (
-    set "EXTRA_CB_OPTIONS=%EXTRA_CB_OPTIONS% --extra-meta flow_run_id=%flow_run_id% remote_url=%remote_url% sha=%sha%"
+        set "EXTRA_CB_OPTIONS=%EXTRA_CB_OPTIONS% --extra-meta flow_run_id=%flow_run_id% remote_url=%remote_url% sha=%sha%"
 )
 
 call :end_group
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ echo Building recipe
 conda-build.exe "recipe" -m .ci_support\%CONFIG%.yaml --suppress-variables %EXTRA_CB_OPTIONS%
 if !errorlevel! neq 0 exit /b !errorlevel!
 
+call :start_group "Inspecting artifacts"
+:: inspect_artifacts was only added in conda-forge-ci-setup 4.6.0
+WHERE inspect_artifacts >nul 2>nul && inspect_artifacts || echo "inspect_artifacts needs conda-forge-ci-setup >=4.6.0"
+call :end_group
+
 :: Prepare some environment variables for the upload step
 if /i "%CI%" == "github_actions" (
     set "FEEDSTOCK_NAME=%GITHUB_REPOSITORY:*/=%"
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 5f7a8967..00000000
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-# This file was generated automatically from conda-smithy. To update this configuration,
-# update the conda-forge.yml and/or the recipe/meta.yaml.
-
-language: generic
-
-
-
-matrix:
-  include:
-    - env: CONFIG=linux_ppc64le_ UPLOAD_PACKAGES=True PLATFORM=linux-ppc64le DOCKER_IMAGE=quay.io/condaforge/linux-anvil-ppc64le
-      os: linux
-      arch: ppc64le
-      dist: focal
-
-script:
-  - export CI=travis
-  - export GIT_BRANCH="$TRAVIS_BRANCH"
-  - export flow_run_id="travis_$TRAVIS_JOB_ID"
-  - export sha="$TRAVIS_COMMIT"
-  - export remote_url="https://github.com/$TRAVIS_REPO_SLUG"
-  - export FEEDSTOCK_NAME=$(basename ${TRAVIS_REPO_SLUG})
-  - if [[ "${TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST:-}" == "false" ]]; then export IS_PR_BUILD="False"; else export IS_PR_BUILD="True"; fi
-
-
-  - if [[ ${PLATFORM} =~ .*linux.* ]]; then CONDA_FORGE_DOCKER_RUN_ARGS="--network=host --security-opt=seccomp=unconfined" ./.scripts/run_docker_build.sh; fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f47796d4..0ace5044 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,14 +25,7 @@ Current build status
 ====================
 
 
-<table><tr>
-    <td>Travis</td>
-    <td>
-      <a href="https://app.travis-ci.com/conda-forge/python-feedstock">
-        <img alt="linux" src="https://img.shields.io/travis/com/conda-forge/python-feedstock/main.svg?label=Linux">
-      </a>
-    </td>
-  </tr>
+<table>
     
   <tr>
     <td>Azure</td>
@@ -100,6 +93,8 @@ Current release info
 
 | Name | Downloads | Version | Platforms |
 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| [![Conda Recipe](https://img.shields.io/badge/recipe-cpython-green.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/cpython) | [![Conda Downloads](https://img.shields.io/conda/dn/conda-forge/cpython.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/cpython) | [![Conda Version](https://img.shields.io/conda/vn/conda-forge/cpython.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/cpython) | [![Conda Platforms](https://img.shields.io/conda/pn/conda-forge/cpython.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/cpython) |
+| [![Conda Recipe](https://img.shields.io/badge/recipe-cpython--gil-green.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/cpython-gil) | [![Conda Downloads](https://img.shields.io/conda/dn/conda-forge/cpython-gil.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/cpython-gil) | [![Conda Version](https://img.shields.io/conda/vn/conda-forge/cpython-gil.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/cpython-gil) | [![Conda Platforms](https://img.shields.io/conda/pn/conda-forge/cpython-gil.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/cpython-gil) |
 | [![Conda Recipe](https://img.shields.io/badge/recipe-libpython--static-green.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/libpython-static) | [![Conda Downloads](https://img.shields.io/conda/dn/conda-forge/libpython-static.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/libpython-static) | [![Conda Version](https://img.shields.io/conda/vn/conda-forge/libpython-static.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/libpython-static) | [![Conda Platforms](https://img.shields.io/conda/pn/conda-forge/libpython-static.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/libpython-static) |
 | [![Conda Recipe](https://img.shields.io/badge/recipe-python-green.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/python) | [![Conda Downloads](https://img.shields.io/conda/dn/conda-forge/python.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/python) | [![Conda Version](https://img.shields.io/conda/vn/conda-forge/python.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/python) | [![Conda Platforms](https://img.shields.io/conda/pn/conda-forge/python.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/python) |
 
@@ -113,41 +108,41 @@ conda config --add channels conda-forge
 conda config --set channel_priority strict
 ```
 
-Once the `conda-forge` channel has been enabled, `libpython-static, python` can be installed with `conda`:
+Once the `conda-forge` channel has been enabled, `cpython, cpython-gil, libpython-static, python` can be installed with `conda`:
 
 ```
-conda install libpython-static python
+conda install cpython cpython-gil libpython-static python
 ```
 
 or with `mamba`:
 
 ```
-mamba install libpython-static python
+mamba install cpython cpython-gil libpython-static python
 ```
 
-It is possible to list all of the versions of `libpython-static` available on your platform with `conda`:
+It is possible to list all of the versions of `cpython` available on your platform with `conda`:
 
 ```
-conda search libpython-static --channel conda-forge
+conda search cpython --channel conda-forge
 ```
 
 or with `mamba`:
 
 ```
-mamba search libpython-static --channel conda-forge
+mamba search cpython --channel conda-forge
 ```
 
 Alternatively, `mamba repoquery` may provide more information:
 
 ```
 # Search all versions available on your platform:
-mamba repoquery search libpython-static --channel conda-forge
+mamba repoquery search cpython --channel conda-forge
 
-# List packages depending on `libpython-static`:
-mamba repoquery whoneeds libpython-static --channel conda-forge
+# List packages depending on `cpython`:
+mamba repoquery whoneeds cpython --channel conda-forge
 
-# List dependencies of `libpython-static`:
-mamba repoquery depends libpython-static --channel conda-forge
+# List dependencies of `cpython`:
+mamba repoquery depends cpython --channel conda-forge
 ```
 
 
diff --git a/build-locally.py b/build-locally.py
index e0d408d0..6788aea6 100755
--- a/build-locally.py
+++ b/build-locally.py
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
+#!/bin/sh
+"""exec" "python3" "$0" "$@" #"""  # fmt: off # fmt: on
 #
 # This file has been generated by conda-smithy in order to build the recipe
 # locally.
 #
-import os
+# The line above this comment is a bash / sh / zsh guard
+# to stop people from running it with the wrong interpreter
 import glob
+import os
+import platform
 import subprocess
 from argparse import ArgumentParser
-import platform
 
 
 def setup_environment(ns):
diff --git a/conda-forge.yml b/conda-forge.yml
index 0266ca9c..a40f3fa5 100644
--- a/conda-forge.yml
+++ b/conda-forge.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-build_platform: {osx_arm64: osx_64}
+build_platform: {osx_arm64: osx_64, linux_ppc64le: linux_64, linux_aarch64: linux_64}
 conda_forge_output_validation: true
-provider: {linux_aarch64: azure, linux_ppc64le: native, osx: azure, win: azure}
 github:
   branch_name: main
   tooling_branch_name: main
diff --git a/recipe/conda_build_config.yaml b/recipe/conda_build_config.yaml
index d35ab838..08014fad 100644
--- a/recipe/conda_build_config.yaml
+++ b/recipe/conda_build_config.yaml
@@ -4,11 +4,5 @@ python_impl:
   - cpython
 numpy:
   - 1.16
-c_compiler:                    # [win]
-  - vs2017                     # [win]
-cxx_compiler:                  # [win]
-  - vs2017                     # [win]
-vc:                            # [win]
-  - 14.1                       # [win]
 MACOSX_SDK_VERSION:            # [osx and x86_64]
   - 11.0                       # [osx and x86_64]
diff --git a/recipe/meta.yaml b/recipe/meta.yaml
index 95af54f5..ab5621ed 100644
--- a/recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{% set version = "3.9.19" %}
+{% set version = "3.9.20" %}
 {% set dev = "" %}
 {% set dev_ = "" %}
 {% set ver2 = '.'.join(version.split('.')[0:2]) %}
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ source:
 {% else %}
   - url: https://www.python.org/ftp/python/{{ version }}/Python-{{ version }}{{ dev }}.tar.xz
     # md5 from: https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-{{ ver3nd }}/
-    md5: 87d0f8281237b972ff8b23e0e2c8d325
+    md5: bdcda0fdb99e7e17018f6886fae5e1fd
 {% endif %}
     patches:
       - patches/0001-Win32-Change-FD_SETSIZE-from-512-to-2048.patch
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ outputs:
       ignore_run_exports_from:   # [unix]
         # C++ only installed so CXX is defined for distutils/sysconfig.
         - {{ compiler('cxx') }}  # [unix]
+        # this is just to get the headers needed for tk.h, but is unused
+        - xorg-libx11
       # Disabled until verified to work correctly
       detect_binary_files_with_prefix: true
       # detect_binary_files_with_prefix: False
@@ -155,10 +157,9 @@ outputs:
         - '**/api-ms-win-core-path-l1-1-0.dll'  # [win]
     requirements:
       build:
+        - {{ stdlib('c') }}
         - {{ compiler('c') }}
         - {{ compiler('cxx') }}
-        - {{ cdt('xorg-x11-proto-devel') }}  # [linux]
-        - {{ cdt('libx11-devel') }}  # [linux]
         - make  # [not win]
         - libtool  # [unix]
         - pkg-config  # [not win]
@@ -176,6 +177,8 @@ outputs:
         - openssl
         - readline  # [not win]
         - tk
+        # this is just to get the headers needed for tk.h, but is unused
+        - xorg-libx11
         - ncurses  # [unix]
         - libffi
         - ld_impl_{{ target_platform }} >=2.36.1  # [linux]
@@ -278,6 +281,7 @@ outputs:
       string: h{{ PKG_HASH }}_{{ PKG_BUILDNUM }}{{ linkage_nature }}{{ debug }}  # ["conda-forge" not in (channel_targets or "")]
     requirements:
       build:
+        - {{ stdlib('c') }}
         - {{ compiler('c') }}
         - {{ compiler('cxx') }}
 {% if from_source_control == 'yes' %}
@@ -300,6 +304,20 @@ outputs:
         - bash build-and-test.sh      # [unix]
         - popd    # [unix]
 
+  - name: cpython
+    build:
+      noarch: generic
+    requirements:
+      - python {{ version }}.*
+      - python_abi * *_cp{{ ver2nd }}
+
+  - name: cpython-gil
+    build:
+      noarch: generic
+    requirements:
+      - cpython {{ version }}.*
+      - python_abi * *_cp{{ ver2nd }}
+
 about:
   home: https://www.python.org/
   license: Python-2.0
diff --git a/recipe/yum_requirements.txt b/recipe/yum_requirements.txt
index 8991c682..e1482717 100644
--- a/recipe/yum_requirements.txt
+++ b/recipe/yum_requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-libx11
-libXext-devel
-libXrender-devel	
-libSM-devel	
-libX11-devel
+#tk_needs_libx11_but_avoids_a_runtime_requirement_of_libx11_to_reduce_the_dependencies_of_python
+libX11
+#libxcb_is_a_dependency_of_libx11_but_deps_are_wrong_on_our_cdt
+libxcb
+libxau